Children were lined up in the cafeteria of a school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The teacher made a note, “Take only one, G-d is watching.”
Moving through the line, to the other end of the table, was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies. A boy wrote a note, “Take all you want, G-d is watching the apples.”
Here is a short wish and toast about decision making: The Latin root of the word “decide” means “to kill or to cut” (similar to “homicide”, “suicide”, “genocide”.)
Dear Lord, So far I’ve done all right. I haven’t gossiped, haven’t lost my temper, haven’t been greedy or grumpy, nasty nor selfish.
I once watched a teacher explaining to young children the difference between a physical possession and a spiritual one. He had them build a paper model of Jerusalem. Then (this…
