<div dir="ltr"><div>R. Akiva Miler wrote:</div><div> </div><div>"He might choose to repent. A total teshuva is clearly impossible, because his current circumstances are so radically different than before. But is a sincere charata impossible? Whatever charata he accomplishes won't be worth as much as if he had done it before he died, but is it worth *zero*? Isn't it possible that this "rasha" was only slighty lower than the midpoint, and this tiny amount of charata might elevate him to be above the midpoint?<br>
<br>A different scenario, a different mitzvah: The rasha is now in the Olam Ha'emes, and sees his life from a new perspective, understanding things that he had never understood before. In his previous life, he was a very bitter person, who deeply hated Hashem. But now he understands, and makes a conscious choice to thank Hashem and love Him. Is it really too late?"</div>
<div> </div><div> </div><div>It should be too late, because by now there is no longer any bechira. Once the person/neshama has actually experienced the presence of HKBH, how can there be bechira? If you actually knew (not just believed) that HKBH commanded you to "jump", the only question would be "how high?" But your bechira is taken away at that point. With no bechira, teshuva is meaningless.<br>
<br>David I. Cohen</div></div>