In this month of April, 2021, we witnessed and were part of the Corona virus attack in Israel. We had to endure being alone for about a year, coping not only with our major illness at the same time as coping with the loneliness from the corona separation of families and friends from one another. It is said that there is always a silver ling, but at times it is difficult to see it. Since so much of this is beyond our control, the best advice recommended is that no matter how difficult things are at the moment, we can at least control by being KINDER TO ONE ANOTHER. Let’s give the other some SLACK! Since we well know how difficult and challenging our circumstances are, many of the actions we see by our people are way way out, and even improper. And so we fail to CUT EACH OTHER SLACK. We tend to look for the worst in others, to be easy to anger rather than give people the benefit of the doubt . Ian Maclaren, the 19th century author once said, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a bttle you know nothing about. Cutting slack, giving the benefit of the doubt, is a chesed, a kindness that absolutely every one of can do. There is a book by Ron Shapiro entitled ‘THE POWER OF NICE’. It’s time for the world to make US feel good, to feel worthwhile, while we fight our malaise. When we practice kindness, we ourselves feel warm and good to be able to show love and attention to those who suffer along with us and for us.

Life includes both the honey and the sting, the bitter and the sweet: we must embrace them both, because we cannot edit reality. Let’s enjoy what we can, let’s be kind to ourselves as well, give love, give attention, and enjoy whatever we can.

I wish us all continued safety from the pandemic, to tolerate and accept what ailments we have, and to enjoy whatever we can, and I wish us all some beautiful moments in time in this life.

Until we met again next month, G. willing.

CHW

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Chaya/Harriet Weinberg

Jerusalem, Israel

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