There
is a wonderful book by Mitchell Chefitz called "The Curse of Blessings." It has ten tales, each teaching a
unique wisdom. My favorite is “The Curse of
Blessings.”
An
arrogant, uniformed officer of the law encounters a wise man in rags. The wise
man puts a most unusual curse on the officer of the law:
“Find something new to bless each day –
or die at sundown!”
So,
he finds something new to bless every day! Eventually his life becomes a
blessing to himself and to others. Others are drawn to him. The recognition of
blessings changed his attitude and his actions.
I
try to incorporate this idea into my own life. It really has made a difference
and enabled me to be happier and recharge my energy.
Every day, I count my
blessings.
I recognize new ones I
never noticed before.
As
the Psalmist wrote: "Teach us to
number our days and help us achieve a heart of Wisdom." As you count
your days, count the blessings, because – as we say every Passover – “eventually
we will all stand at Sinai and commit to values and actions to create a better
world.”
Count
your blessings every day!
Rabbi
Jeffrey Leynor
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