{"id":6800,"date":"2023-07-26T12:17:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T16:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=6800"},"modified":"2023-07-26T12:17:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T16:17:41","slug":"the-decision-conclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/the-decision-conclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Decision conclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recap: Michal mulls over all the information she has received, still unable to come to a decision. She meets Malky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michal remembered. Malky was the daughter in a family of divorced parents. The father of the family, a well-rounded person, collapsed suddenly, in the middle of life, and turned into a person it was impossible to live with. The parents divorced, the father went off to his strange, new occupations \u2014 prowling the streets, giving speeches, and harassing government ministers. The mother was left with four little children<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The father\u2019s fleeting visits wreaked havoc on the family. He would come to the house \u201cto see the children\u201d and sow ruin and destruction. At first, the mother couldn\u2019t bring herself to distance him from his children, but afterwards, she understood that there was no choice. The father acted like a savage, spoke nonsense, and mixed up the children so much that every encounter with him left them needing a full year with a psychologist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019s about our age, in shidduchim (dating for marriage) <\/em>now,\u201d Libby added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michal went to the Kotel, speaking with Hashem all the way there. Hashem (G-d) , please, give me an answer and a solution. <\/em>She\u2019d just finished davening<\/em> (praying) when she saw Malky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michal waited until Malky would come out. She leaned on the stone fence, waiting for her, almost in ambush. \u201cHi, Malky,\u201d she waved to her when she finally came out. \u201cMaybe you have a half hour for me? Can I speak with you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith pleasure,\u201d Malky agreed. \u201cYou\u2019re Libby\u2019s friend?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They went up to the Jewish quarter and sat down in a little shop.  Michal felt an immediate chemistry forming between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll start with my story,\u201d Michal said to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI heard about your story,\u201d said Maggie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat did you hear?\u201d asked Michal curiously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A cloud settled on Maggie\u2019s face. She lowered her voice. \u201cTell me, is it true that your chatan <\/em>hit you at the wedding in front of everyone?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd that you went together to a psychiatrist and he gave the whole family injections? That\u2019s what they said.\u201d Malky shook her head, her eyes smiling at Michal\u2019s shocked reaction. \u201cI understand that none of this is correct.\u201d \u201cRemember how we used to play \u2018Broken Telephone\u2019 in Bnos group when we talked about shemirat halashon<\/em>? That\u2019s what happened here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI understand\u2026 You know, it sounds very familiar to me\u2026 You know what they said about my father, poor thing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat? You mean he didn\u2019t<\/em> get an order to stay away from you because of his wild behavior when he came to you?\u201d Michal suddenly knew the answer even before it was said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malky shook her head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd you do<\/em> meet with him?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s true, from all the rumors?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy parents are divorced. And my father, he\u2026 had a nervous breakdown because of a certain incident, but he\u2019s under psychiatric care, and when we\u2019re with him, he\u2019s wonderful and loving, and giving, and attentive.\u201d Michal told her what\u2019s true from the rumors about her<\/em> story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Michal walked home, she thought of rumors that grow out of hand, of Elchanon \u2013 what a wonderful person he was, of bitachon (trusting in Divine Guidance) \u2013 how Hashem (G-d) orchestrated all the events, of Ezer Mizion – full of caring, ready to help at any time she\u2019d need them. It was decision time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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