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| It's fly time. You can wing it. |
Is flying not the lure of superheroes, such as Superman? Somehow we feel that we would be greatly empowered if we were equipped with the capacity to fly.
Well, we indeed can fly.
Although our bodies are bound to the ground by the law of gravity, our spirits and souls can certainly fly. Yet, just as birds, our skill of flying is also bound by rules.
The saintly Rabbi Yisroel Salanter once found himself outside, staring up at the skies. Observing the birds flying above, he was inspired with an insightful thought about human nature. He turned to his students and remarked, "My dear students! Look at the grace and beauty of the birds. Did you ever pause for a moment and ponder how high they can fly? Yet, when they stop thrusting their wings up and down, how they fall so fast! We are just the same as they! When we put forth all of our energy and might, we have the ability to soar up to the Heavens. However, if we were to lose our stamina and inspiration for but a moment, how quickly and far we can fall! Let us try, my dear students, to continue to fly strong, and draw near to our Father in Heaven! All our lives, let us not stop for even a moment!"
Hey, you never know. Maybe one day all that flying will make you into a superhero.
Say to yourself ten times today:
"Hashem, please give me the willpower to keep flying closer to you!"
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