I was told all my life that I was such a good, well-rounded student. Two days ago in a speech from one of my professors “You know what is well rounded, an egg, put it on the table…and it rolls right to the floor!”
Yesterday in the sweltering heat of Coral Gables, Florida I learned an important lesson. The lesson is irrelevant, the path in which I learned it was life-altering. The ability to make decisions and do good is something I strive for each and every day. Who wouldn’t want to be or do good?
Lessons learned 1) Applying for jobs at a “Temple” and calling it a shul is apparently NOT ok. 2) According to a certain Jewish Professional in Miami: Breaking certain halacha that pertians to the community is permitted, but breaking halacha having to do with the personal is NOT ok 3) Chabad offers rides on Shabbos to University students, even though it is across the street.
I WANT my skills to be used, I WANT to help, I WANT to learn, I WANT to teach, I WANT to be an individual, I WANT to be a role model…
I Want, but it apparently can’t be had
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You must remember that when one door closes, another opens. You must stay positive. There are many ways to utilize your skills and experience…helping and teaching others, being a positive role model, and staying true to yourself are things that you have already accomplished in your short life. Keep plugging!
Amen I feel you. I think all of us who want these thing should get together because it seems that if we don’t we won’t get what we want
Lessons learned:
1) Don’t let others tell you how you have to define the world around you.
2) Be a role model implicitly – worry more about the learning, living and helping and, through all of that, teach implicitly.
3) Don’t associate with Chabad, period.