It All Seems So Obvious
by Paulo Coelho
Rabbi Ben Zoma was asked: "Who is wise?"
"He who always finds something to learn from others,"
said the Rabbi."
Who is strong?"
"The man who is capable of dominating himself,"
responded the Rabbi.
"Who is wealthy?"
"He who knows the treasure he has:
his days and hours of life,
which can change everything which goes on around him."
"Who deserves respect?"
"He who respects himself and his neighbor."
"These things are all so obvious," commented one of those present.
The Rabbi concluded by saying:
"That is why they are so difficult to observe."
by Paulo Coelho
Rabbi Ben Zoma was asked: "Who is wise?""He who always finds something to learn from others,"
said the Rabbi."
Who is strong?""The man who is capable of dominating himself,"
responded the Rabbi.
"Who is wealthy?""He who knows the treasure he has:
his days and hours of life,
which can change everything which goes on around him."
"Who deserves respect?""He who respects himself and his neighbor."
"These things are all so obvious," commented one of those present.The Rabbi concluded by saying:
"That is why they are so difficult to observe."
3 comments:
Such a lovely story....:))...Thanks for sharing. You do pull out gems for us :))...awesome shots with the Sas touch :)).
Have a nice evening...
Vani
Thank you dear Vani for your lovely support and feedback :)
Take care my friend and a nice evening to you too,
with love, Sas
Sas, beautiful glowing flower pics and what a profound lesson! I particularly like the line about dominating ourselves. I take that as having self-control. If we can control our own actions/emotions etc which is a difficult thing to do even with best of intentions, I guess that what makes us strong.
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