Rav Pinto: "Why Are You Involving Yourself in the Dispute Between Moshe and Korach???"

The esteemed Rav Yeshayahu Yosef Pinto shlit"a, head of the "Shuva Yisrael" institutions, warns to stay away from disputes. In a pleading voice, Rav Pinto asks what a person gains from participating in a dispute, as it will only bring great harm. These are his holy words:

"Stop being involved in disputes, stop being in the wrong, stop judging people. Two people are arguing, why are you getting involved? What will it give you? What will it give you and what will it add to you?"

"On ben Pelet, his wife saved him, she said to him: Why are you involving yourself in the dispute of Moshe and Korach, what will you gain from it? If Moshe succeeds, they will give you nothing, if Korach succeeds, they will give you nothing! Why are you involving yourself in this?"

"People get dragged in, people enter, people do not know, they lose their lives. People do not know and do not understand, they play with fire and do not know what fire is, they play with dangerous fire and do not understand what they are playing with."

"People need to be responsible for their lives and wisely manage their lives. Do not touch things they do not know what they are touching."

"Sometimes there is a lack of understanding and a person gets dragged, gets pulled, be careful where you are being dragged and pulled. Not everything that seems nice to you and you do to appear strong before friends. You do me a favor and I do you a favor, no - these things are dangerous!"

"You are playing with fire, you do not know which match will catch fire and then you will walk in a field of thorns - and who knows where you will end up."

"Because there is always the stick that breaks the camel's back, and it is just one stick, but it breaks the camel's back."

"And sometimes things are delicate and a person does not know where he can reach, therefore a person needs to be wise and look at things with understanding."

"Increase in prayers, the more a person prays, he strengthens the roots, and the more a person performs mitzvot and does not later spoil them with words and actions - did you perform mitzvot? Rejoice, it will stand with you."

"Do not spoil what you have done, it is a pity to spoil what you have done."