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Miracles

"Never rely on miracles. Read Psalms."
-Rabbi Hugo Gryn

Inspiration comes from beauty. It is what we see. It is also how we see. To look at a magnificent rose may be meaningless unless we gaze at it with an open heart. The way we look at the world greatly impacts what we take from it.

One of the mainstays of religious philosophy is to take nothing for granted. Everything has its place and purpose in this universe.

Remember the old conundrum, "If a tree falls in the forest and no one sees it...did it really fall?" Well, the same principle applies to life. If a smile is tendered and you do not bother to look, did it really happen? If a child draws a picture of love and the one who should take note of it does not see it.... If a tulip emerges from the soil and no appreciates it, is its value diminished or non-existent?

That is what "never rely on miracles. Read Psalms," means. When our level of appreciation of the world goes down pick up the Book of Psalms. Comb through its pages and find the spark of life there. With an open mind read through its pages and the heart will alight on the spiritual nourishment that it craves and needs.

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