The Baal Shem Tov taught: "In every experience, in everything that we see or hear, we can find a teaching that will better enable us to fulfill our life's purpose". In the spirit of our Chassidic Masters, I try to delve a little deeper into science, current affairs, human relations and everyday events and to show how, when viewed through the prism of Torah and Chassidus, they add meaning to our lives. I invite you to comment on, argue with or broaden the themes discussed here.
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Actually, contrary to what Leonard Fine says, the Tsunami did in fact distinguish between man and beast! Apparantly very few animals were injured or killed even in the flooded national parks. They sensed that danger was coming and moved to higher ground.
There must be something to learn from that!
Maybe that we humans should not be so haughty to think that we are the most advanced of the species and therefore own the world. There are certain things that make animals greater than us, and we should always know our place.
Isn't that why man was created on the afternoon of the sixth day -- after the animals?
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Actually, contrary to what Leonard Fine says, the Tsunami did in fact distinguish between man and beast! Apparantly very few animals were injured or killed even in the flooded national parks. They sensed that danger was coming and moved to higher ground.
There must be something to learn from that!
Maybe that we humans should not be so haughty to think that we are the most advanced of the species and therefore own the world. There are certain things that make animals greater than us, and we should always know our place.
Isn't that why man was created on the afternoon of the sixth day -- after the animals?
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