Thoughts

Something to think about when wondering if all the pain is worth it: A man dies and comes before God. God asks him — “where are your wounds?” “I have none,” replies the man. God looks at him and asks: “Why? Was there nothing worth fighting for?”

It is a fact of life that a person never gives up hope for something he deeply cares about. To despair, therefore, would not indicate a heartfelt concern but rather a lack of real concern. Consequently, to lose hope is to lose your desire for your concern and your concern for your desire.

When pain is the last connection you have to the one you’ve lost, then pain becomes something you never want to lose. To lose it is to lose the relationship. But to hold on to it is to hold on to something that does not exist. So what should you do? Live in pain or …

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What is the difference between love and kindness? Is not kindness simply a manifestation of love and love an expression of kindness? For it is a kindness to love and a loveliness to be kind. 2013

It’s been over a week now since the passing of Rav Ovadia Yosef. With almost a million people who went to his funeral, I keep on wondering what was it about him that made him so great. Two things defined him: his love for Torah and his love for his people. The underlying strand that …

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When you want something long enough there are two things that can happen. You stop wanting it or what you want becomes what you need. 2013

Frustration is born out of hope. The belief that what is should not be; the hope that what is could be better. Should be better. And with sufficient faith and courage – will be better. I came back from Israel with everything yet I left everything behind. At times I feel my heart unwinding because …

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The most exhausting emotion is the emotion of missing someone. It’s constantly on your mind, tenderly in your heart, manifests through your actions, expressed through your emotions. What’s interesting is that missing someone is a sweet yet painful feeling. When you miss the person you’re reminded of your love for them, and when you’re reminded …

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Unadulterated, true self-certainty, can only be a product of what one thinks of himself, and perforce, what others think of him. When one’s certainty arises only from his internal calculus, then it is arrogance. When one’s certainty solely arises from external gestures, it is superficial. Either scenario creates a human personality, whose apparent self-certainty, is …

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There are many trials and tribulations, stresses and strains, that leaders will face. The litmus test of a par excellent leader, and an intimate, tender, human being, in my opinion, is your ability to: 1) Listen and take advice from those around you, and give heed to the voice within you, and admit when you …

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