TISHREI 2 /
SECOND DAY OF ROSH HASHANAH
FROM OUR PRAYERS
Making amends, prayers and acts of kindness revoke harsh judgements... Man is of earth and shall return to earth. His existence is so fleeting, yet he can rise to serve You, O G-D, the eternal Sovereign.
( Rosh Hashana Liturgy ).
FROM THE SAGES
Make someone into your teacher, aquire a friend, and judge all people favorably.
( Ethics of the Fathers 1:6 ).
COMMENTARY
Humility and greatness, far from being mutually exclusive, are actually complementary. The beauty of life is that a being of such humble origins as man can achieve the dazzling heights to which some human beings have risen and which are actually within every person's reach...
You were saying, Dave K?
Maybe tomorrow I can put up a quote from Black Elk ( Oglala Sioux 1863-1950). Hey, I may be Lutheran but you can't claim I don't try to broaden my understanding!ROFLMAO