Tailor Made Turbulence | Rabbi David Pinto

I was traveling from Paris to Guadeloupe, an island. And it was the time of the vacation, people were on holiday, and the plane was full of children. And I had to travel that day for the inauguration of the synagogue of Guadeloupe. And there was no room, I had to sit in the back of the plane, where people, no modesty at all. I said: Ribono shel Olam, for eight hours, nine hours, I'm going to stay with them. And I was really in a situation that I wanted to leave the plane, but that was too late. They were screaming, they were talking bad language, and then the plane took off. I said: Hashem, I don't like to pray a prayer like that, but Hashem, do me a favor. If you can do something that the weather outside will change a little bit, so that the plane will shake a little bit, so they will be scared, so I can tell them something. So מן השמיים, HaKadosh Baruch Hu, He listened to the Tefillah. And suddenly the captain said: Fasten your belt, there is some turbulence. And there really was a big turbulence. So they were looking at me and I was looking at them. And I told them: You know, Hashem is angry. Maybe you have to put something on you, put a blanket on you, stop talking. I took the advantage to talk to them like that, because really, the weather was bad outside. The plane was shaking, moving. Baruch Hashem, everything was quiet, like usual, and suddenly again, they started. I told my neighbor, But you promised me that you would be good. He said: Yes, I cannot control everybody. He ignored me. I said: Hashem, please. Once more. Do me a favor, Hashem, I can’t stay another six hours like that. Please, Hashem. Make them to have פחד, worried from the weather. And באמת, I promise you, it was scary. The way that the plane was shaking, moving, trembling, I was afraid. I said: Hashem, don’t forget I am here. Because באמת, everybody was screaming. And then I told them again, You see what you did? It’s like I was accusing them. So they said: We promise you, we promise you. Exactly it happened like the story of Yonah in the boat. ממש. With the people that they started to pray to Hashem. ממש the same. The ladies that they were not modest, they put a blanket on them, till we arrived at Guadeloupe. I promise you, this is Hashem. When Hashem sees that you want וימאן, you don't want to see, and Hashem, He knows, you cannot fool Hashem. You can fool yourself, but not Hashem. He knows what is in your heart, what is in your brain. But if Hashem sees, really, that you don't want to look, you באמת want to control yourself, Hashem will not only help you, He will change the nature, מעל הטבע, for you. Do your best and Hashem will do His best. Hashem bless you.