Chovat HChova Hatalmidim 59: Becoming a Master of Making Strong Decisions

This powerful lesson from the Piasetzna Rebbe z”l opens up a discussion about the elements and qualities one needs in order to be a true servant of Hashem. Two of those are “ratzon” – strong desire, and “hachlata” – decision making.  This means deciding at a moment of clarity and inspiration how you will conduct yourself and then following through despite finding yourself later in a situation where your inspiration has waned.  This idea will be discussed further next week.