How do you define yourself?
There are 3 ways a person often defines themselves; by what
they do for a living, what they own or their value system/priorities/character.
Although we like to think that we would define ourselves by the latter, its
almost impossible to do so in it's most complete way. The world around us
primarily defines us by the first two mentioned how are we to escape that? It
is the way of the world and that's a lot more powerful than ourselves.
The last few years, I did some good work but I didn't really
have a platform to express myself within the Jewish community. I often felt
...... like I really wasn't anyone because I didn't have a "respected
position" in the community. It's hard to feel good when you don't have your
place and one that you feel is respected. And that was being a Rabbi let alone
a job in the competitive business market. Even when people have respectable
jobs, they can still feel like a loser inside and that they are just aren't
making it or they are a failure.
It is up to us to pay attention, respect and champion the
later category -who the person is, what they value, their character and what
they give of themselves. We have to pound away at seeing the other
person's virtues in an intense way so maybe just maybe we will feel good
about ourselves. It's hard sometimes to be "a man". But a true man
see's his own virtues and recognizes the virtues of others.
Come see us in Yardley, PA
Rabbi Michael
Stern
rabbiwithoutwalls@gmail.com
(c)414-573-9668
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