Monthly Archive for November, 2007
Friend from my dirah woke me up few days ago (just to note, I live only with Americans). I’ve asked him ‘What time is it?’, he looked at me weirdly, I’ve asked again, and his facial expression did not change.
Than i realized that I’ve asked him in polish not english.
Wow… hilarious? isn’t it?
For some time already i think in english, meaning also in english. In general if I’m in Poland I’m in a polish mode and i think in polish. Outside of Poland (chutz l’polin :))) I’m in an english mode, so i think in english.
Probably english is part of my sub conscience, at last in certain extend. Can be that when somebody wakes me up in the morning, the language which is deeper in sub conscience will have the upper hand and that would be polish. That means that even though at certain time i would be in English mode in some situations i will still react in polish.
Or maybe in the evening previous day i was talking for couple hours with Swed in my yeshivah, who speaks polish also and in certain extend I entered polish mode… and English is as deep in my sub conscience as Polish..
I went to Teniel Gordon this friday and i looked at his fridge and i saw 10 steps to greatness by rav Avigdor Miller ZTK”L. I was shocked, it’s absolutely amazing and fits well with Midrash hashkofos, even though sounds like american popular Jewish psychology thing.
10 STEPS TO GREATNESS (TAPE #706)
From Rav Avigdor Miller ZTK”L
TO BE PRACTICED DAILY
1. Spend 30 seconds thinking about OLAM HABOH.
2. Say at least once (in privacy), “I LOVE YOU, HASHEM”.
3. Do an act of lovingkindness (GEMILAS CHASODIM) that no one but Hashem knows.
4. Say something to encourage someone. Be like Hashem who lifts up the humble.
5. Spend one minute thinking over what happened yesterday – CHESHBON HANEFESH (an accounting of the soul).
6. Your actions should be “L’Shaim Shomayim” (For Heaven’s Sake). Say it at least once, i.e. during mealtime, “I’m eating to have strength to serve Hashem”.
7. Once a day look into a man’s face (women look into a woman’s face) and think, “I’m seeing a Tzelem Elokim”.
8. Just like Hashem’s face shines on us, give someone a big A BIG SMILE.
9. When saying a brocho of Malbish Arumim, spend 30 seconds thinking about the great gift of garments, i.e. pockets, buttons, shoe laces, etc.
10. “If I forget Yerushalayim…” Sit down on the floor, IN PRIVACY, for one second and think about the loss of Yerushalayim. Try to do these exercises 30 days, to grow accustomed. If it’s too difficult, proceed at your own pace.
This was really an amazing oneg. Why?
I will tell you why. And on my own blog i can write whatever I like. Nobody from the stuff ever reads it so i can feel free to express my opinion. Because everybody knows I’m opinionated. Of course. At last Meyer says that.
So this oneg there were no people which want to take over. The Rosh was speaking, as cool as normally, sometimes asking people questions. But there wasn’t thing like that somebody else speaks taking over and spreading his submediocre humor and energies.
Somebody may say “But you max, are always laughing!!! How can you say that others take over.”. Ye, but how much as i may like attention or not and laughing or not, I do not subdue others and send my energies through my laugh and i laugh in a midrash cool way. Of course, it’s a question where do you put borders.. I think I’m okay and nobody ever said i should stop laughing.
Btw. i was discussing something with somebody and i said that i represent somewhat main-stream midrash shmuel type of bocher. He said to it “You are normal?!! You are Polish and you laugh for 20 minutes when Rosh speaks. ^&*!!!”. He wanted me to feel bad… I couldn’t care less. I consider it quite funny for me and low for him… I love him anyway… I will be nice to him anyway… don’t worry…
As I am in the yeshivah and I’m among people from various countries and continents. I try to realize the differences, among all the similarities, and I’m getting better and better in it.
One sephardi guy from LA from my dirah started saying where did he live and what did he used to do with his friends. He used to go to the balcony where he would see a friend, on another balcony. The friend was always when he needed him. Even if the friend wouldn’t be there, he could have been there…
Once he went on to the balcony. He waited… and waited. Nothing happened. He wasn’t there. The friend moved out…
He spoke well about… something hard to describe…
He told me he is sentimental.
Maybe I also am….
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