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You know the moshol about the man who was drowning and davened to Hashem to save him? Then a boat came along, and he said “no thanks, Hashem will save me”, and a man with a life jacket came along, and he said “no thanks, Hashem will save me”, and a helicopter came along, and he said “no thanks, Hashem will save me”. And then he drowned, and he got to shamayim and asked, “Hashem, why didn’t you save me?” And Hashem said, “I tried to save you! I sent you a boat, and a life jacket, and a helicopter, but you wouldn’t take them!”
I’ll fix up the moshol a bit to make it more appropriate. A man was stranded in middle of the ocean. He was just about staying at the surface by treading water. A pirate ship passed by and invited him aboard. He refused to go. A ship flying the flag of an enemy country passed by and offered to take him on, he refused. A personal enemy passed by on a helicopter and threw him a rope. He did not grab on, and kept treading water. His enemy yelled down “What are you waiting for? Why won’t you let anyone rescue you?” He replied “I’m waiting for someone to rescue me that isn’t doing it for the privilege of killing me. Until one such person comes along, I’ll keep treading water and doing my best to stay afloat”