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If one of us could ascend to the heavenly realm and for a few hours accompany the divine on His read more
If one of us could ascend to the heavenly realm and for a few hours accompany the divine on His daily rounds, he would see below millions of his fellow humans busily hurling themselves into the passions, sports, and action of those around him. But if our observer had the power and omniscience of the Lord, he would also feel and sense, pulsing through and vibrating from every one of us here below, a desperate and unending plea, "Notice me! I want to be known admired, and loved by the whole world!" And it is this, this glorious weakness, this dependence of ours on each other, that makes some of us usually heroes and fools at the same time.
The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
People are so busy dreaming the American Dream, fantasizing about what they could be or have a right to be, read more
People are so busy dreaming the American Dream, fantasizing about what they could be or have a right to be, that they're all asleep at the switch. Consequently we are living in the Age of Human Error.
My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions but in the fewness of my wants.
My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions but in the fewness of my wants.
Rabbi Zusya said that on the Day of Judgment, God would ask him, not why he had not been Moses, read more
Rabbi Zusya said that on the Day of Judgment, God would ask him, not why he had not been Moses, but why he had not been Zusya.
Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.
Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.
Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.
It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.
The idea of strictly minding our own business is moldy rubbish. Who could be so selfish?
The idea of strictly minding our own business is moldy rubbish. Who could be so selfish?
