Every morning he serves as the explanation for my birkas hatorah: לעסוק בדברי תורה - literally - make Torah like a business. Take it seriously. Never miss. The stakes are HIGH. Our "livelihood" is at stake. כי הם חיינו - Torah is our lives.
Many years ago Yeshivat Hakotel had a Rebbe named Rav Shagar. He once came to yeshiva running a HIIIIGH fever. At one point he dropped to the floor of the beis medrash in a dead faint. When he regained consciousness he was asked why he came to yeshiva when so ill. He explained that his father was a carpenter and worked no matter how he felt. This is how he was raised and this is how he lives.
Torah is also an עסק.
