This week we learned about ירושלים's collective plea involving the community. She complains about all the corruption that she sees. She provides a couple examples to express her desperation. She says "We are pursued on our necks; we toil but it does not remain with us." We work so hard, but we don't obtain the benefits that come with it. She is implying that this is how G0d is punishing her. 

This sounds extremely familiar to me. It reminds me of the Amal who has a very similar philosophy. He says that there is no benefit in working because in the end we die, and we don't bring any of it with us. Therefore, we don't have any benefits that come with all of our backbreaking work. We are like slaves.

What is the point in all our toil if we don't get the benefits? This type of attitude, I feel, is a very selfish one. If they thought about other people, they would know that their work affects the future people that are going to come into the world. When someone participates positively in the world, they are making the world a better place for someone else. Isn't this worth all of the work that we do? Making the world better for the next generation is a great thing.