AHAVAS HASHEM - 3
All the Yidden in the midbar were devoted to Hashem's Torah and mitzvos. Yes. All the Yidden followed the letter the law. They all did everything exactly as they were supposed to. No deviations, no exceptions, no alterations. All the mitzvos were done exactly how Hashem decreed them on Har Sinai. There were no questions which yes and which no. All the mitzvos were of equal importance to the people. Everything was new and fresh in their mind. They couldn't make a mistake. Their teacher was beside them guiding them every step of the way. There was no room for deviations with Moshe around. You did as you were told. It was clear, absolutely clear, no errors. Only clarity, brightness, light. At the time of Har Sinai Hashem gave the Torah and made it very clear who was their Hashem, yes. Who was their G-d. Who was their light to follow. There were no doubts, no questions, only doing what was expected of them. Why, you may ask did Bnei Yisrael listen without doubts, without questions? Why didn't they argue a little here and a little there? They knew that the Torah was given with love and when love is involved in giving there is no doubt as to the intention of the giver that the motives are just for the benefit of the receiver. There can be no ulterior motives. Only good can come from love bestowed on a friend. Only good can be transmitted from one friend to another when love is involved. Giving from love is beautiful, it's wholesome, it's reassuring. It reassures the receiver that the giver is there for him and no one else. He is reassured he is not alone and is cared for. Giving from love is the midah of Hashem that we try to emulate the most. It is the hardest to achieve but the most gratifying. Giving enbles a person to receive the love that Hashem has in store for us. By giving to others, Hashem's love can come upon us without interference and without interuptions. It flows freely like a river without stones, like a river without rocks. Only smooth flowing waters rushing in one direction to spill over onto the receiving pond to fill and become a lake of vastness and magnitude beyond the view of the naked eye.