"עמל, not everything in this world is about man. Don't give up on your efforts just because you cannot be perfect. We are talking about man here. Man isn't supposed to strive for perfection. G0d made us this way. He created us to make mistakes and learn from them. You should make the best of your situation and try to put all your effort into what you are doing. But don't get upset when you don't reach perfection."
In Perek ט-טז the חכם is trying to knock some sense into the עמל. The חכם's philosophy is based on reality, and in reality people are not perfect beings. Even our greatest role models were not perfect. Moshe was punished for sinning greatly, and we still look up to him and strive to become more like him spiritually. Moshe being one of our greatest leaders who still sinned sends me a message I believe is from G0d. You cannot be perfect, and G0d is not wanting you to be perfect. He wants you to learn from your mistakes and strive to be better. But you cannot learn from your mistakes if you haven't made any in the first place. You cannot strive to be better if you are the best you can ever be (perfect).
Connor Franta....words of wisdom. I like the message you gave in the last part! I think everyone in Kohelet could have benefited from it. I think they all need to realize that G-d didn't make us perfect for a reason and He wants us to be the best we can be, not the bestest of the best. Hurray for inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI like this (though I didn't recognize the person in the GIF). It's important for us to make mistakes and learn from them. Humans are imperfect beings, and that's awesome!
ReplyDeleteYou tell em, guys! Nobody's perfect. It makes life a lot less stressful when you realize that. We will always make mistakes, and all G-d wants us to do is learn from them. Lovely post. I agree with Racheli, though. Who is that guy in the GIF?
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