Crazy about Moshiach

In 5751, on 28 Nissan, the Rebbe spoke the landmark sicha, charging each of us to take the personal responsibility to do whatever we can to bring Moshiach. After the sicha (and those that followed it), much was done to shift the general focus to Moshiach. But – other than learning about Moshiach – we weren’t 100% clear about exactly what drastic steps we were supposed to take (I mean, the Rebbe doesn’t just want us to go crazy ch”v), and life slowly went – more or less – back to the way it was. With very few exceptions.

At that time, there was one child, who took the furor over Moshiach very much to heart; in fact he became obsessed with it. Now, we all know that nothing is good or healthy when taken to an extreme (and that, obviously, was not what the Rebbe was expecting of us), and this was the case with this boy as well. His extremism and obsession adversely affected his health, resulting in his having a breakdown r”l

The family and acquaintances were, understandably, very disturbed and they wrote to the Rebbe about the problem (apparently both about the cause and the outcome).

The Rebbe answered: “Haloy zeh hoyso kavonosi b’sicha hayodua” [“Indeed, this was my intention in the famous sicha (i.e., of 28 Nissan)]!!!