Yom Kippur is not every week of the year. It comes once on the 10th of the 7th month.
The fact is, if its Shabbas and you are online or you might watch some college football, you are enjoying yourself. The day of affliction is one day a year.
I disagree sadly with the common religious folks today that believe that Saturday is another time of deep affliction. No television, no radio, no food in the microwave. You can not enjoy your whole day and you spend it hoping to get to the end of the day. Of course you will have some spiritual retreat and you always need that. Could you not get that during times of enjoyment as well?
I am going outside right now at 5 am on Saturday morning to smoke my pipe.
True tobacco has a risk of heart disease and other maladies. But I will tell you that I truly enjoy the pipe and cigars that are in my time.
If you are enjoying yourself and not committing a crime; by all means enjoy yourself. I do believe that our Creator has made this world for that purpose.
So to all the people out there who are living an ascetic sort of life, I say do it for a while but don't over tax yourself all your days. This world is not about self denial and we are not all monks in the mountains of Asia.
This is a good life and we do owe it to our own minds and souls to find enjoyment.
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