After every Shabbat, we make Havdalah, and we separate weekday from holiness. After the Beracha (blessing) on the wine, we all laugh. The question is, why do we laugh? We laugh in commemoration of David HaMelech (King David). King David, what was the story with King David? He came to Hashem and asked, “When am I going to pass away?” Hashem said, “I don't normally tell people, but I'll tell you that you'll pass away on Saturday.” So after every Shabbat, we laugh. Every Saturday, King David would say, “This is a wonderful opportunity. I have a whole other week till next Saturday to serve Hashem.” And he was so excited by this great opportunity.
We have to understand that serving Hashem is such a great opportunity. Now, we see lots of people in the street—people who are very successful, people who are handsome, people with good things, good cars, and different commodities—and we feel jealous. And we tell ourselves, “What are you doing with your life? What makes you special? What makes you special?”
Now, I saw this in the Sefer called Or LeTzion. It's a very special Sefer. He says there's nobody—there's nobody luckier and nobody more special than somebody who sits and learns Torah and takes it to heart. That's all. That's all. That's all we have to do. And we're the luckiest, and we have every reason to be happy, and we shouldn't be jealous of anybody, because we have this great opportunity that King David was so happy about. Now, ladies have every reason to be happy. As long as they're helping a man, like their husband or their kid, go out to study Torah, they're just as lucky and have the same reason to feel happy.
So we're approaching the holiday of Passover. The question is: We don't eat Chametz (leavened food) on Passover because it represents ga'avah (pride). So the question is, why don't we stay away from Chametz all year round? I'm going to let you think about that question. Maybe we'll answer it next time.