A Soulful Journey

A fellow was applying for a job and asked by the interviewer, “What are you presently doing?’   He replied, “I work for my brother.”   “And what does your brother do?” “He’s looking for a job.” Never  imitate .  You are unique with a unique destiny.

A story is told of a student in Poland who studied twenty-two hours every day.   A Rabbi commented that all of Jewish life depend on this one person.   “How?” his disciple asked. “Well,” answered the Rabbi, “the student studied 22 hours each day.   The Rabbi sees this and he then studies 11 hours a day.   The Cantor sees what the Rabbi is doing and studies 5 hours a day.   The Shamash sees the Cantor and studies 2 hours a day.   The President sees this and he studies 1 hour a day….and you know, the Jews in Paris, who attend synagogue only 3 times a year …it is only because of this student in Poland.”   -Bernard Mandlebaum Do More.  It will radiate outward and touch many others.

“If you can’t imitate him, don’t copy him.” Attributed to Yogi Berra but Yogi insisted it was said by Casey Stengel.