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Love Your Neighbor As Yourself

Love your neighbor as yourself The entire Law, per the Sage Hillel Before you take another book off your shelf Take time to study this Levitical Law well First of all, it's not 'advice;' it's a Law, a Precept No less binding than 'Thou shall not steal' A Commandment no matter how hard must be kept He loves your neighbors; so must you: That's the deal To love another, you must love yourself first Focus on positives; build self-esteem A negative attitude will lead you to the worst Project positivity -- Self-confidence is no dream Now you're ready to love others as yourself To mourn sad times together; to celebrate glad And by loving the Lord's fellow creations You'll be beloved amongst His Congregation "Love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord." ~ Leviticus, 19:18

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Date: 2/5/2020 5:26:00 PM
You cannot love yourself without first loving others. I am convinced of it.
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Date: 1/31/2020 10:37:00 PM
Changing the world begins in each individual heart, so heeding the sage guidance of your poem must be where peace and good will begin, Gershon. Well done! :)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/1/2020 10:28:00 PM
Thanks for the insightful comment, Evelyn. Heart-healthy wishes, Gershon
Date: 1/31/2020 4:15:00 PM
Excellent sermon in poetic style, Gershon! As we used to say in the Air Force, "That'll preach!" Bob
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/1/2020 10:26:00 PM
Didn't really mean to sermonize. Oh, well... Thank you very sincerely for pointing it out to me, and glad it was ok with you pilot! Have a wonderful Sunday, Bob! Best always, Gershon
Date: 1/31/2020 2:47:00 PM
Well said Gershon, only by love and respect for one another will we see a better world. Tom.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/1/2020 9:57:00 PM
That's right, Tom. Gotta have both, as you observed: Love AND Respect. One without the other doesn't quite cut it. Cheers, Gershon

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