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4 Mendel hears of yasha’s true identity… how can he beat his own yetzer hora this month in Soldier —— part 9 hat I’m about to tell you, begged Mendel. Mendel, is a conversation I breathed deeply. “Mendel, you’ll which was held between the President of the United States and a top never believe this, but they were talking about Yasha.” General of the US Army during the time my unit was in the Bielsky forest. No one, other than me and my fellow soldiers who later heard its contents from the mouth of the General himself, knows this conversation ever took place. “W General: Good morning, Mr. President. How are you feeling today President: Terrible, General! Your target is a major Nazi player in this war. I was patient when you first told me that your boys failed to capture him because one of them horribly botched up a perfectly-planned ambush operation. But what’s your excuse this time Why haven’t they captured HIM yet General: Well, Mr. President, we lost communication with the unit about 24 hours ago. We’re working tirelessly to get to the bottom of— Mendel anxiously interrupted, “Zaidy, who’s the president talking about” “Are you sure you want to know” I asked. Soldier to “Please, Zaidy Please can you tell me” — — “Zaidy, If you, a bunch of hardened, trained soldiers were able to be fooled by one clever Nazi, what kind of a chance do I stand against the worst, most disgusting enemy of the whole world, the Yetzer Hora “WHAT! Yasha was really a Nazi!!”, Mendel exclaimed. Mendel shouted so loud his bubby came running upstairs to the room. “What happened” she asked concerned, “Is everything alright” “It’s okay,” I reassured my wife,“Mendel and I just need a moment to ourselves.” Looking back at Mendel, I noticed his breathing was fast and heavy and his chest and shoulders were heaving; he looked furious. Then, he pounded his fist on the desk so hard, my pencil actually bounced up and down. Suddenly, he jumped out of his chair, and began pacing back and forth nervously. “What’s wrong, Mendel” I asked gently, “Why are you so angry” “What’s wrong, Zaidy, is that I just realized what slime Yasha is. He could’ve killed you all at any moment, and you would have never seen it coming. Y— You shook hands with this man, swam in the river with him. He twisted you, Zaidy… DISGUSTING! But, wait! He saved your life! Why would he save your life—THE SNAKE! Why would he do that! If he was a REAL Nazi, he should’ve just let the snake kill you! But he pretended to your friend… Unless of course that was all just to–“ “Gain our trust—our friendship.” I said steadily. “Zaydene Zupitsa, Mendel. Silk Kapote. Remember, I told you that sometimes the enemy comes dressed like a real Chosid, befriending you only so that later he could convince you not to listen to your Commander- In-Chief” Mendel gasped, quickly covering his mouth with his hand. “Oy, Hashem!” He whispered. He took his hand away from his mouth, and I could see a new, deeper anger burning in his wide eyes. Unexpectedly, Mendel’s eyes filled with tears. He hid his head in shame, trying to avoid eye-contact.
“What’s wrong” I asked. “Z-Zaidy,” he sniffled, “I know exactly what your t-telling me. I have a Ya- Yasha in my life too.” “You’re right, Mendel,” I answered, “but why are you crying” No answer came, only somber cries. I drew him close to me and gave him the most reassuring hug a Zaidy can give his grandson. I lowered my eyes down to his tear-streaked face and said, “Mendeleh. Look at me.” As he looked up I asked, “What’s wrong Why are you crying” This time he answered with a slow, trembling voice, “Zaidy, I understand everything now. I get it—the whole entire story. Yasha was really an enemy who tricked you and your unit. Look at what happened to you! You’re really telling me a story about me and the enemy in my life, the Yetzer Hora.” “Yes,” I said seriously, “That’s right.” “So, Zaidy, if a bunch of hardened, trained soldiers were able to be fooled by one clever Nazi, what kind of a chance do I stand against the worst, most disgusting enemy of the whole world, the Yetzer Hora He’s too strong to fight, I feel like I’ve lost the war already.” “But that’s exactly why the Rebbe made Tzivos Hashem; so that you will never forget that you’re a soldier with the ultimate mission, and that you are fighting a very sly enemy. Mendel you don’t have to be worried, we have the best general—the Rebbe who guides us every step of the way, with special commands for each Parsha, Yom Tov, and instructions for our daily lives. The Rebbe guarentees us that by doing our missions we will surely beat the YH and bring Moshiach! The YH can be very scary, because his whole desire is that he DOESN’T WANT MOSHIACH TO COME and he’s trying to convince you to be on his side!” Mendel looked at me wide- eyed. Then, with fierce determination in his voice, said “Well I WON’T LET HIM DO THAT! I’m going to do everything in my power to fight back. I’m going to tear the Yetzer Hora apart! This war, Zaidy, it ends NOW!” “But wait,” he stopped abruptly, “What happened to Yasha How did you get away” To be continued… “WHAT’S YOUR EXCUSE THIS TIME, General WHY HAVEN’T THEY CAPTURED HIM YET!” 5
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