- When You Hear That Someone Is Taking a Long Trip, Make Sure That They Take Along Some Extra Money: N/A
- Steady Giving: N/A
- Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: What the Torah Says: N/A
- Can Veal Be Kosher?: N/A
- Should a Jew Wear Fur?: N/A
- When Giving Enough Is Not Enough: N/A
I know I had talked about finding the articles about those new laws but I didn't get to, sorry!
Day 176: What Does the Sick Person Need?
I've found in the past that when visiting sick family members in the hospital, it's easiest to go in thinking about what you need to do for that person. We usually think that bringing them flowers will brighten up their room, giving them a hug will in some way comfort them, reading to them or talking to them will enlighten them or give them something to do for a little while.
Well... what if that isn't the right way to think? What if instead of doing what we'd normally do, we think about what that person really needs? I've heard stories of people who are sick and want to be productive but can't get out of bed. They learned to knit and built a business from their room. This person found the value of productivity. All their friends and family would bring them yarn and patterns and they would just knit. Their family recognized that what they really needed was to feel productive.
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