Day 51: Fight Fairly
A little boy pulls a girls pigtails, she turns around and chases him around the playground. Kids don't know how to fight fairly. But adults? We're supposed to understand the art of a fair fight.
What makes a fight fair? Both parties much watch their words and try to solve the issue peacefully. Both parties must use words that focus only on what upset a person, they should not be personal attacks against your opponent.
Saying things like "your hair is ugly" will be much less productive than saying "would you mind please putting your hair up so it doesn't get in my food."
Ok. It's late, I'm having trouble thinking of good things to write so excuse the brevity and strange things on this site. Rhymes. Ah yes, good times. Ok. Next.
Day 52: A Day Without Rumors; How About a Week?
Now there's a challenge. Rumors are everywhere, we can't truly avoid them. We can, however, help stop spreading them. The criteria required before a person spreads a rumor is the following rather disgusting statement: "If the information is as clear to you as the fact that your sister is forbidden to you as a sexual mate, [only] then say it" (Shabbat 145b).
So tl;dr: don't spread rumors, just don't.
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