Update Torah Guidance: Should Afflictions Be Cherished?

 At the point when Rabbi Eliezer became sick, four Sages entered to visit him: Rabbi Tarfon, and Rabbi Joshua, and Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya, and Rabbi Akiva. Rabbi Tarfon answered and said: You are preferable for the Jewish nation over a drop of downpour, as a drop of downpour gives benefit in this world, and my educator gives them benefit in this world and On the planet to-Come.

Rabbi Joshua answered and said: You are preferred for the Jewish nation over the circle of the sun, as the circle of the sun gives benefit in this world, and my educator gives benefit in this world and On the planet to-Come.

Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya answered and said: You are preferable for the Jewish nation over a dad and mother, as a dad and mother give benefit in this world, and my educator gives benefit in this world and On the planet to-Come.

Rabbi Akiva answered and said: Torments are valued. At the point when Rabbi Eliezer heard this he told his chaperons: Backing me so I can sit and hear the assertion of Akiva my understudy, who said: Torments are valued. Rabbi Eliezer shared with him: Akiva, from where do you determine this? Rabbi Akiva said: I decipher a stanza to Determine it. It is stated: "Manasheh was twelve years of age when he started to reign and he reigned 55 years in Jerusalem... Also, he played out what was underhanded according to God" (II Lords 21:1-2). What's more, it is stated: "These too are the Maxims of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, ruler of Judah, replicated" demonstrating that Hezekiah showed Torah and dispersed it to the hoards. Furthermore, is it possible that Hezekiah, ruler of Judah, instructed Torah to the whole world and to Manasheh his child he didn't educate Torah? Rather, Hezekiah absolutely showed Manasheh much Torah; by the by, from all his effort to show him and from all his work to show him, it was just difficulties that raised him to the way of good, as it is expressed: "And God addressed Manasheh and to his kin yet they wouldn't regard. What's more, God brought upon them the chiefs of the multitude of the ruler of Assyria, who took Manasheh with snares, and bound him with chains, and conveyed him to Babylonia" (Chronicles2 33:10-11). Also, it is composed from there on: "And when he was in trouble, he looked for God his God, and lowered himself enormously before the Lord of his dads, and he petitioned Him and He was begged of him, and He heard his request, and took him back to Jerusalem into his realm; then Manasheh realize that God He was God" (Chronicles2 33:12-13). You gained from this that torments are treasured (Sanhedrin 101a).

Rabbi Joel Engel is a universally popular graphologist, creator and teacher. R. Engel wrote "Guidance for Living," (Feldheim Distributers), "All that You Generally Needed to Be aware of the Torah; 1,001 Responses" (Targum Distributers) and "Penmanship Examination Self Trained," (Penguin Books).