Love the nine days. This is the time I stop taking my anti-depressants so I can really FEEL it.
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Note: This blog contains no small amount of humor and satire. They are not just for the sake of humor and satire. They usually serve the higher purpose of conveying a message/s in an entertaining way. This post was humor. I don't take anti-depressants nor do I take any meds or any types of drugs for anything [other than our series on Hilchos Melachim which is "Ecstacy" and our shiurim on Maseches Ksubos which are like "tripping on acid" (as opposed to when I was a kid and tripped on my shoelaces) and of course our Ayn Ayah shiurim which induce spiritual hallucinations. A few examples of many. For me, anyway]. If I would, than I would not stop taking them during the nine days.
The message is that one is allowed to laugh and be happy even during this period. משנכנס אב ממעטין בשמחה. We DECREASE our simcha but we remain happy. Instead of being our usual ebullient and buoyant [or "girl-ant"] selves, we are just plain 'ol happy. We say the pasuk עבדו את ה' בשמחה in davening even on Tisha B'av itself.
If someone DOES take medication for anything - you are not alone. So do tens and hundreds of millions. So is the sad matzav of our world. PART of the joy of Moshiach is entering into a much higher, more lofty and elevated, reality. Right now - the world is GREAT but also needs many serious refuah shleimas.
