It would take a great deal of conceit to state agreement with the position of Reb Moshe ZT”L. He doesn’t need my haskomoh. I do wish to call attention to the message. He refrained from citing anything specific as the cause. he only highlighted that the tragedy occurring to those who were diligent in following mitzvos is the call to action for us to increase our diligence in mitzvos. That is general, exactly as it should be. Had Reb Moshe given some specific guidance of what and where to improve, it would also have been welcome. What is a glaring omission is the citing of a cause for the tragedy. That is just as it should be. Reb Moshe was unwilling to make statements about HKB”H’s calculations for how He runs the world and why He makes things happen. That is in contrast to the types of statements that appeared in other threads in which people assumed the role as Hashem’s spokesperson, and proceeded to divulge Divine secrets. These cheshbonos are secret because they are meant to be.
I can accept that a Talmid Chochom, such as Reb Moshe was, could possess Ruach Hakodesh, and could be privy to HKBH’s master plan beyond what is accessible to us mortals. But that neither gives him the authority to divulge this, nor does it mean that he possesses it whenever he wants. My understanding is that Reb Moshe said as much as needs to be said when tragedy occurs. We need to learn from him, and better ourselves in whatever ways we need. If we have a rebbi who can guide us in our Avodas Hashem, we may be on the way to pursuing the madraigos that comprise our potential.
But the frivolous statements that have dotted cyberspace and our heimishe media are irresponsible.