The Garden of Healing: THE PATH TO HEALING AND LIEE

One of the key foundations to achieving good health is improving one's lifestyle and eliminating harmful eating habits. Health is a priceless gift from Hashem, and though it' s clear that recovery and rehabilitation are the direct results of praying and teshuva, a Jew is still obliged to safeguard his health. In fact, it's a grave error and misjudgment to use the excuse regarding one's health, "It' s all up to Hashem anyway."Our Sages teach, "Everything is in the Hands of Heaven, except for fear of Heaven and 'tzinim v'pachim,"' or the common cold. With these words, the Sages allude to the fact that while everything in the world, both physically and spiritually, is orchestrated through Divine Providence, one is still obliged to always use common sense to apply himself to the best of his ability. In the spiritual realm, this means that he must act with straightforward thinking, exerting himself with all of his might to acquire fear of Heaven. A person who ex tends himself to his maximal ability will not end up faltering, even if his actions do not end up as he initially desired. Also, in the physical realm, one must do his utmost to rely on his logical and straightforward thinking to safeguard his health. Then, if he still falls ill, he will know that this illness was sent by Hashem. Read more