TODAY'S MESSAGE IS DEDICATED
                                IN HONOR OF
                              DENISE SUTTON
BY HER HUSBAND, CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN


              Someone once quipped that we are more concerned about a paper cut on our lips than we are about a murder in Yerushalayim. This, he added, does not make us wicked, it is simply an expression of human nature.

Psychiatrists say that much of what appears to be kindness is actually taking rather than giving. People may help in order to impress others, or perhaps to relieve a guilty conscience, or simply because they feel uncomfortable when viewing suffering—and so they remove it. It may appear as if people are giving to others, when they are actually helping themselves.

In order to truly give, it is necessary to feel connected to the receiver. A link to another creates the desire to make the other happy. This is most commonly observed when a mother caringly gives to her offspring.

.The way to “learn” this trait—the way to connect with others and empathize with them—is to strengthen our links to the Creator. Relating to Him, we feel small and insignificant in the big picture of time and space. We begin to feel dependence upon Him and a connection to others in the same situation—the human condition.
              We are all traveling on the same boat. Your need for the Captain is the same as that of others. Although your function as part of the crew may be a little more important than that of someone else, everyone is needed on the boat in order to serve the Captain and reach the destination safely.
Learn to treat them accordingly.

CONSIDER THIS FOR A MINUTE
       Simple-minded people think of the things they possess, as if life is a game and he who dies with the most “toys” wins. But ultimate success is when one is no longer burdened with things. (Rabbi Yisroel Miller)