On
Rosh Hashanna we do not wish one another a “Happy New Year.” We say Shana Tova, which means “A good
year.” What is the difference? It is already here, so it is “new.” What we have come to find is not just an
acknowledgement that another year has passed, but we seek a cleansing of the
self, a purging of the negative parts of our person. We seek a “good” year not a “new” one.
“To say the right thing at the right time, keep still most of the time.” John W. Roper Those who get in trouble most often are those cannot seem to keep still, remain silent. Life teaches many lessons. Among the best lessons of life is one my father taught me at an early age was, “If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing.” The contributions we make to life via our mouth are many and varied. Most of the time, I reckon, they are not contributions at all, but things that diminish the richness of life.
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