Having a sense of humor can literally save you from harm. I know. My wife has told me on more than one occasion that just as she was about to give me a heaping dose of mussar on something I did or shouldn’t have done, my on the spot humor disarmed her. And she then thanked me [...]
[ Read Full Post → ]A blast from the past
Recently a friend forwarded via e-mail the address of a website that enables one to view any address in the world via satellite. You gotta see this – it’s really cool. I mean, you could type in the address of your former apartment, your elementary school, or the new home where your friend just moved to, [...]
[ Read Full Post → ]Our real friends
The Chafetz Chaim once related the following story: A wealthy man was summoned to the palace of the king. In those days, a summons was almost assuredly a bad sign; the person was in trouble with the authorities. It was then that the man found out who his true friends were. Some “friends” immediately took [...]
[ Read Full Post → ]When we give up control
The mark of a true modest person is one who learns from everyone around him. Old or young, educated or non-educated, experienced or non-experienced – all are potential sources of information and islands of learning certain lessons. Shlomo HaMelech certainly took a look around him and came to very clear conclusions as detailed in the [...]
[ Read Full Post → ]On being encumbered
In the afterlife, concepts such as jealousy, greed, and coveting your neighbor’s possessions are non-existent. As a soul, we are exposed to the absolute truth and we see things that were hidden from us while living on Earth. Of course this is by design – were we to have access to certain types of information, [...]
[ Read Full Post → ]Those Magical Moments
Facing the truth can hurt – especially if you are hiding something you’re not particularly proud of. Admission of guilt is not always easy – it takes courage to openly take responsibility for your actions when you know you are being judged under a microscope. It is no wonder why famous people crave privacy. The [...]
[ Read Full Post → ]Garlands and Arcades
In analyzing a typical handwriting, there are about 300 different elements to look at. Some of the more obvious components studied are the spacing between words and letters, pressure, angle, size, and margins. Taking the gestalt of the writing sample together with the small details will begin to give the analyst a picture of the writer’s personality. Certain [...]
[ Read Full Post → ]Students for life
Every soul that comes down to this world joins a group of souls who were a part of his life in previous incarnations. That is to say that family members, friends, acquaintances, certain animals and plant life all come back around the same time together in each subsequent incarnation. Just when you thought you could [...]
[ Read Full Post → ]Taking a step back in order to see
Human beings are complex. Predicting behavior is practically impossible given the myriad of variables in any one given situation. Leaning on past history is also not totally reliable; we are all constantly changing. And if we are not, then those around us are. How many times have you murmured to yourself: “I can’t figure that guy [...]
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