Reply To: The Unspoken Promise

bpt said:

The serenity that comes with being frum (whatever brand you’re comfortable with) is a SPOKEN promise.

The problem is, we try to “cash the check” at the mall, the office, the car showroom, the street, etc, and in general, chase the “dream” that Madison Ave tells us we NEED in order to be happy.

I am also including unspoken social and family life that AFAIK the Torah does not directly address. If it does please enlighten me.

Like I said originally, some get despondent when they can’t get married, feel alienated from their community, have no friends, etc. Not that they want the best clothes and car.