Please Say/Whisper the Words out Loud
In merit of this learning may Golda Chana Bat Raizel and HindleFaiga bat Rishaeach merit their zivughagunv'
nachon,
at the right time with clarity and with joy. May it be an eternal home,
with a strong foundation of Torah and Mitzvot.
very long sorry... but a good and important lesson - worth the read.
I
Rabbi Noah Weinberg zt"l was speaking to a group about judging people
to the good. He was asked how to deal with people who seem so negative
and evil. He replied: "Imagine you were at a corner ready to cross at a
light. All of the sudden from behind someone shoves you into the
street. You fall and get up scratched and dirty; you turn, ready to
give the person who shoved you some of the angriest words you know.
When you turn around, ready to pounce, you see that the person behind
you is wearing dark glasses and holding a white cane. How do you feel
now? Instantly you calm down, and your angerdissipates. He couldn't
help it. he was blind."
II
"That", Rabbi Weinberg said is how we deal with people who appear to us
to be evil and mean. "The person is blind. S/he doesn't wake up in the
morning and decide to hurt people that day. The person literally
doesn't know what they are doing. They are blind". "The next time your
parent, in-law, coworker etc. does something to make you crazy, picture
them wearing dark glasses and holding a white cane. They are blind.
They can't see that they are doing wrong. Help them, guide them, and
show them gently the error of their ways. But don't expect them to
change. A blind person can't see overnight. It takes time, and
sometimes they will never see."
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