Then we will merit the fulfillment of Moshe’s prayer, „May the pleasantness of G-d, our L-rd, be upon us.

This ties in with the Ba’al Shem Tov’s interpretation that one should not read the Megillah as an historical event but as something that is relevant to our own lives because it is happening today, in one form or another.

What was it about deriving pleasure from this banquet that was so appalling that it nearly resulted in the destruction not only of those who attended, but even of those who were not invited?

Purim is unique in that it will remain fully valid even in the time of Geula, as Rambam says regarding the eternal nature of Purim: “Even though all memory of troubles will be eliminated, as it is said ‘For the former troubles are forgotten and hidden from my eyes’ – the days of Purim will not be canceled. As it is written, ‘And these days of Purim shall not pass from among the Jews, and their memory shall not cease from their descendants.’”