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Jewish World Review Chosen Words A newsletter for personal and spiritual growth gleaned from classic biblical and other sources that will help you enhance your day to day life. Likely the most constructive three minutes you will spend today http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | A museum curator procured a bar of raw iron for $5. This, he placed into a glass case with the following sign: "This raw iron was purchased for $5. If you make a horseshoe from it, the value increases to $10. If you refine it more, you can make $355 worth of sewing needles from it. If you shape it differently, you can make $2,000 worth of razor blades. But if you hone it to its maximum potential, you can derive balances and springs for Swiss watches from it. The value of those delicate springs is $250,000." And that's just a piece of iron. Imagine applying this logic to the "raw iron" situations of everyday life. How many ordinary tasks could be polished into their finest form and emerge as something greater? You're unhappy with an employee's work. You can insult him, or maybe by bending and working the situation, you can help him learn something. You've been waiting an hour for the dentist. You can fume at the receptionist, or teach yourself patience. You need to get the baby dressed. You can make a perfunctory rush job of it, or you can coo and smile and make the baby feel loved. Take the theory one step further. What could possibly harbor more potential than a human being invested with a holy neshamah (soul)? If we concentrate our efforts on bringing out that Divine spark in those around us — with praise, interest in their ideas, help and support — the potential is truly unlimited. — Adapted from an article in Yated Ne'eman Better Relationships SINKING THE SHIP When someone irritates or injures us in some way, the natural reaction is to want revenge. In the rest of the world, revenge is considered sweet. But a member of Klal Yisrael (Jewry) cannot harm another without harming himself. In the Midrash (Vayikra Rabbah 4:6), Rabbi Yishmael illustrates the folly of revenge: "This can be likened to a group of travelers aboard a ship. One of the travelers begins to drill a hole in the floor beneath him. His companions cry out 'What are you doing?' 'What do you care?' he responds. 'I'm drilling only beneath my seat.' 'But the boat will be flooded and all of us will drown!' the others answer." The injunction against revenge does not mean we can't try to redress a wrong or correct a flaw. It means that we have to accept that the troubles, which have come our way, have arrived by Divine decree; the perpetrator is simply the agent. When we accept this, we grow from it. When we seek revenge, we sink the ship. — Adapted from "Chofetz Chaim: A Lesson a Day," Rabbi Shimon Finkelman and Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz, with permission from Mesorah Publications Personal growth BLESSED PEACE Inevitably, the agenda of a child and that of the parent will clash. The child wants to take it easy; the parent teaches responsibility. The child acts on impulse; the parent patiently insists on restraint. The tension that results often frays the loving family bond. But there is a way to restore it to full strength, even in the midst of the Terrible Twos or the Turbulent Teens. That is the blessing of children on Friday night. This sweet, rich moment, played out against the aromas of Sabbath food, the sight of the set table, the sense of tranquility, assures the child that he is a beloved member of his family. As his father's hands rest on the child's head and the words of the blessing are recited, the loving link between parent and child is affirmed. Conflicts and hurt feelings are soothed, anger dissipates, and shalom bayis (family tranquility), the secret ingredient of Jewish family life, reigns. To Do: Use the Friday night blessing as a time to rekindle the warmth of parents and children toward each other. Adapted from "Dear Daughter," by Rabbi Eliyahu Goldschmidt, with permission from Mesorah Publications Every weekday JewishWorldReview.com publishes what many in uplifting articles. Sign up for the daily JWR update. It's free. Just click here. Chosen Words, a newsletter of spiritual and personal growth, is produced by the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation. Comment by clicking here. © 2005, Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation