Sunday, October 26, 2014

iThink - "Slow Down And Lift Yourself Up" (Avos 1:1)

Rav Hutt

הוו מתונים בדין - Be Patient in Judgement

Hi-speed. Transportation, communication, processing.  The world seems to be spinning faster than it ever has before. When I click "send," my e-mail is sent, received, opened, and hopefully read in Israel, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Cuba, D.C., Florida, Dallas, and beyond in just minutes.  While this tempo of life is exhilarating and contagious, there remains a realm where: delay will always be a virtue, and success is not measured in speed.

Our mesorah teaches us that being slow to judge, deliberate in action, and patient in our ways is the highest ideal.  A uniting factor in achieving this ideal is an investment of thought-filled-time to think about others' perspectives and the priorities of life.  This is difficult to remember in the world of "instant." May we all have the foresight and motivation to develop for ourselves: "iThink"—a way of life that slows us down to lift us up to become better people, by taking some time to stop…and think.

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