Gaining Control
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.
Lao Tzu
Sweetest friends! We live in a world where people try to control others. Spouses, children, students, employees etc.
G-d's way is to learn how to control YOURSELF! This is much more rewarding than controlling others.
Once one learns to control himself he can rise to a position of power. It was only after Yosef showed that he could control himself [and he didn't succumb to the passes of Aishes Potiphar] that he could rule over others and become second to the King. However, the primary area where one must wield power is over himself.
Aizehu gibbor? Hakoveish es yitzro!!
[See Shiurei Daas of Rav Bloch Ztz"l in his essay on Malchus where this idea is expanded upon.]
Love and blessings!
Lao Tzu
Sweetest friends! We live in a world where people try to control others. Spouses, children, students, employees etc.
G-d's way is to learn how to control YOURSELF! This is much more rewarding than controlling others.
Once one learns to control himself he can rise to a position of power. It was only after Yosef showed that he could control himself [and he didn't succumb to the passes of Aishes Potiphar] that he could rule over others and become second to the King. However, the primary area where one must wield power is over himself.
Aizehu gibbor? Hakoveish es yitzro!!
[See Shiurei Daas of Rav Bloch Ztz"l in his essay on Malchus where this idea is expanded upon.]
Love and blessings!
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