<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span style="font-size: 19px;">The letters of the word <i>Oneg</i>, rearranged, spell <i>Nega</i>. As I "<b>see</b>" it, <br>the meaning of the pivotal <i>ayin </i>is instructive. So the difference </span><div><span style="font-size: 19px;">between the two words: <i>oneg</i> and <i>nega</i>? is where the ayin is placed. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 19px;">When it's the first letter of the word, <i>oneg</i>, it indicates the eye can see right from <br>the beginning. In other words, one can <b>see</b> the complete picture <br>and therefore has "delight." As it says in the gemara: "Who is wise? <br>The one who foresees the outcome of present actions or decisions (Tamid 32b).<br>However, if one does not "see" (and acts before thinking), then the<br><i>ayin</i> comes at the end, and there is affliction (<i>nega</i>).<br><br>To further this theme, the gematria of ayin, nun, gimel is 123. The <br>word "<i>ma-oz</i>" also has the gematria of 123. <i>Ma-oz</i> means <u>stronghold</u> or<br><u>mighty</u>, and certainly can impart <i>oneg </i>(delight). On the other hand, when<br><i>oneg</i> becomes <i>nega</i>, the word <i>milchama, </i>which also has the gematria of 123, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 19px;">could apply. In other words, "war" certainly IS and causes affliction.<br>May the New Year be one of <i>ONEG</i>, with a <b><u>stronghold</u></b> of health, <br>and may it happen <b><u>one</u></b>, <b><u>two</u></b>, <b><u>three</u></b>! </span><br><br><b>May our order never become DISorder</b>.</div><br><br><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div></body></html>