Wonders4Life Shiur 786 Inside
Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min · 2 segments
Where Am I Looking?
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Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min · 2 segments
Where Am I Looking?
So the word simcha, which obviously means happiness.
The shayr- what's the shayrash of the word simcha? Now, it's not really the shayrash of the word simcha, but there's definitely part of the shayrash of the word simcha, and I think-- I believe that the shayrash of the word simcha is sham, which means over there.
Actually, the word sham is similar to the word shem, which means the name of something, which means the identity of something, which means looking at something for what it is as opposed to comparing it to something else.
You know, there's different ways that people live their lives.
Some people live their lives based on other people's perceptions of them, and on what's go-- Do they have more than the people around them, or do they have less? That's one way to live your life, and the other way that a person lives his life is to live inward, what the Ribono Shel Olam wants him to do.
And he, you know, if he understands whatever gifts Hakadosh Baruch Hu gives him, and that's the discussion.
A pr- simcha means that a person is living with the attitude of being sham or shem, meaning he's living inside, he's living inward.
He's living with the, with the inner attitude of, "What's good for me? What does the Ribono Shel Olam give me?" As opposed to comparing himself to others.
When a person compares himself to others, he's not giving himself a fair shot.
You judge your success based on others, and failures based on others.
You judge all things that are positive and negative based on other people's perception.
But when a person is sham, when a person-- or shem, when a person is zoned in and focusing specifically on himself, then the person can have an objective view, an objective assessment if this is good or bad.
The secret of simcha is to look inward, not outward, not to see everything that's going on around you, but rather to see what's going on in your life, to appreciate and notice the gifts that Hakadosh Baruch Hu gave you, to see your, your brachah, your health, your parnasah, whatever various, uh, hatslachas that a person has.
That's what gives a person simcha.
Real happiness comes inward, not like it says in the Declaration of Independence maybe, pursuit of happiness.
Happiness is not pursued.
Happiness is found inside.
If you have to cha- chase it, then it's not happiness.
So the word simcha, which obviously means happiness.
The shayr- what's the shayrash of the word simcha? Now, it's not really the shayrash of the word simcha, but there's definitely part of the shayrash of the word simcha, and I think-- I believe that the shayrash of the word simcha is sham, which means over there.
Actually, the word sham is similar to the word shem, which means the name of something, which means the identity of something, which means looking at something for what it is as opposed to comparing it to something else.
You know, there's different ways that people live their lives.
Some people live their lives based on other people's perceptions of them, and on what's go-- Do they have more than the people around them, or do they have less? That's one way to live your life, and the other way that a person lives his life is to live inward, what the Ribono Shel Olam wants him to do.
And he, you know, if he understands whatever gifts Hakadosh Baruch Hu gives him, and that's the discussion.
A pr- simcha means that a person is living with the attitude of being sham or shem, meaning he's living inside, he's living inward.
He's living with the, with the inner attitude of, "What's good for me? What does the Ribono Shel Olam give me?" As opposed to comparing himself to others.
When a person compares himself to others, he's not giving himself a fair shot.
You judge your success based on others, and failures based on others.
You judge all things that are positive and negative based on other people's perception.
But when a person is sham, when a person-- or shem, when a person is zoned in and focusing specifically on himself, then the person can have an objective view, an objective assessment if this is good or bad.
The secret of simcha is to look inward, not outward, not to see everything that's going on around you, but rather to see what's going on in your life, to appreciate and notice the gifts that Hakadosh Baruch Hu gave you, to see your, your brachah, your health, your parnasah, whatever various, uh, hatslachas that a person has.
That's what gives a person simcha.
Real happiness comes inward, not like it says in the Declaration of Independence maybe, pursuit of happiness.
Happiness is not pursued.
Happiness is found inside.
If you have to cha- chase it, then it's not happiness.
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