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Q:

How does a person do teshuvah to undo years and years of careless speech?

A:

How can people undo years and years of careless speech?
So they put in years and years of careful speech.
It’s a great thing. A great thing. If they don’t have years and years so whatever they have. Because the rule is this. The Rambam gives us a rule. A man will remain forever what he was in his last moment. So your frame of mind at the end is what’s going to cast the die in eternity for you. And if you already learned to speak carefully, to appreciate this great gift and to utilize it properly it will be a kapparah.
However, אשרי איש ירא את ה׳ – happy is the man who fears Hashem (Tehillim 112:1). And the Gemara says בעודו איש – while he’s still a man. It means while he’s still young. That’s the best time to start understanding these great principles.
TAPE # 250 (December 1978)

Rav Avigdor Miller on Teshuvah for Careless Speech

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Q:

How does a person do teshuvah to undo years and years of careless speech?

A:

How can people undo years and years of careless speech?
So they put in years and years of careful speech.
It’s a great thing. A great thing. If they don’t have years and years so whatever they have. Because the rule is this. The Rambam gives us a rule. A man will remain forever what he was in his last moment. So your frame of mind at the end is what’s going to cast the die in eternity for you. And if you already learned to speak carefully, to appreciate this great gift and to utilize it properly it will be a kapparah.
However, אשרי איש ירא את ה׳ – happy is the man who fears Hashem (Tehillim 112:1). And the Gemara says בעודו איש – while he’s still a man. It means while he’s still young. That’s the best time to start understanding these great principles.
TAPE # 250 (December 1978)

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