Day 30: Who is Wise?
When you picture wisdom, you might picture a sage, a scholar, a bearded man in lotus position. I bet you don't picture someone making decisions whose consequences they've already considered. Was I wrong?
Well that's all it is, a wise person is "one who foresees the future consequences of his acts" (Babylonian Talmud, Tamid 32a).
I had the opportunity to listen to a panel of experienced teachers discuss methods of classroom management. One of the tips one of the teachers gave was to make sure that your students are your students, not your friends. Whether this entails social media "friendship" or real lie friendship, the teacher said that this would be setting yourself up for disaster as an educator. This means making conscious decisions on how to treat your students basically before you've even met them. No pressure or anything, just think before you act.
Day 31: The Special Obligation to Visit and Help People, Particularly Poor People, Who Are Sick
I'd be willing to wager another bet: you've visited someone who was sick or hurt. Well guess what, it turns out that visiting a sick person might not only lift their spirits but might also save their lives. If you weren't going to visit that person, would they be able to cook for themselves? Or find help for themselves? This is a serious topic that goes further than just bikur cholim, visiting the sick. This is a life saving practice.
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