Can I Help?
As soon as he opened the church, a priest saw a woman come
in, sit in the front pew and place her head between her hands. Two hours later,
he noticed that the woman was still there, in the same position.
Concerned, he decided to approach her.
"Can I do anything for you?” he asked.
"No, thanks,” she answered. “I was already getting all
the help I needed when you interrupted me.”
Covering the Sun With One's Hand
A disciple went to Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav:
"I shall not continue with my studies of sacred
texts," he said. "I live in a small house with my brothers and
parents, and never have the ideal conditions for concentrating on that which is
important."
Nachman pointed to the sun and asked his disciple to place
his hand over his face, in order to hide it. The disciple obeyed.
"Your hand is small, yet it can completely cover the
power, light and majesty of the great sun. In the same way, the small problems
manage to give you the excuse you need in order to hinder your progress along
your spiritual journey.
Just as your hand has the power to hide the sun, mediocrity
has the power to hide your inner light. Do not blame others for your own
incompetence.”
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