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deeds of our great men. The blessing we are promised if we listen to the
Torah should awaken us to open our eyes to the truth.

It is the way of the Yetzer Hara to approach a man in the form of a
mountain. Whether he is a mountain of blessing or a mountain of curse
all depends on the person. The Torah delineates the locations of the
mountains in order to awaken us to investigate the source of our actions.
Do they come from a place of purity and blessing or are they sourced
in curse?
Lot was an anomaly. Was he a tzaddik or a rasha? He was motivated to
do mitzvot by his Yetzer Hara, in order to let down his guard and be led
to the Mountain of Curse.

Hagar’s eyes were opened to the well after she prayed for water. The well
had been there all along, but she saw it only after she prayed.

“It shall be that when Hashem, your G-d, brings

you to the Land to which you come, to possess
it, then you shall deliver the blessing on Mount
Gerizim and the curse on Mount Eval”
“See, I present before you” suggests that Hashem is granting us a gift.
Everything that happens to a person, the good as well as the seemingly (Devarim 11:29)
bad, are all essentially good, and actually a present. Hashem is the epitome
of good; whatever He does is only good.
The wise man will choose the gift of blessing over the gift of curse. He
does this by clinging to Torah and mitzvot.

The road of Torah and mitzvot is strewn with difficulties and downfalls.
The trick is to never fall into the clutches of despair. Instead, one should
pick himself up and take one step at a time, like a baby who never gives
up, but stubbornly goes on. Although the first step is significant, one