"Jews are the compassionate children of compassionate parents," the Talmud teaches. "One who is merciless toward his fellow creatures is no descendant of our father Abraham." Jewish tradition teaches that kindness is what life requires of you.
http://www.aish.com/jewishissues/jewishsociety/Jewish_Values_for_a_Secular_World.asp
Perhaps in the end only Kindness matters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smKJ4UCf-7w
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
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2 comments:
Thanks for the link and especially the Hosea quote.
Reading the AISH link however, I found the author's quibble with "random acts of kindness" a bit stretched...I understand the point about being deliberate and consistent about kindness, but the arguement seemed a overstated.
Steve
Hi Steve
Are you the famous Steve from the most excellent
Grow Mercy site?
I tend to be over the top and overly bombastic....its an evangelical trait.
Our good rabbi may be falling prey to that tendency in order to more forcefully make his point.
I think random, and spontaneous acts of kindness are very reflective of the unexpected and undeserved moments of grace we can get from the divine...
but I do agree with the good rabbi that planned and consistently executed acts of kindness are a worthy spiritual discipline.
If you are the famous Steve of Grow Mercy, then I know you engage in both types of gracious living.
Note to everyone else reading this.....to be blessed, go to Grow Mercy now and often.
PS. Did you find the mystery video behind the headline?
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