On this day in our history a plague ceased. In total some 24,000 students and student of students of the famed Rabbi Akiva perished. On Lag B'Omer the plague abruptly stopped.
And then, the remaining students were admonished to be careful and deliberate with every word utter - from the most steamed teacher to the poorest student, all must be treated with respect.
What if...
What if after every terrible event the person or community affected asked how it can resolve to be more thoughtful, deliberate and kind? Instead of dialing up the volume or rhetoric; instead of getting angrier and angrier; instead of attending to our wounded ego, what if we asked how we can live better lives?
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