‘Don’t judge a man ‘til you walk a mile in his shoes’
Great advice we can all surely use
An earlier version
may also apply to every person
‘Don’t judge your friend ‘till you’ve been in his place.’*
pertains as well to a different case
If you witness questionable behavior at work
don’t jump to label the person a jerk
Follow him home, to 'his place:' Watch how he treats his loved ones
~ Perhaps he’s devoted to his wife, daughters and sons
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*Talmud - Avos 2:5
‘Let the honor and the money of your friend
be as dear to you as your own’*
~ speaks of friendship fully grown
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*A combination-condensation of two statements
in the Talmud: Pirkey Avos 2: 15 & 17
Everything is foreordained
Yet free will is given
Can it really be so
Skeptics say No ...
... Put it this way
He knows when you'll die, the very day ~
But that does not stop you
From seeking Life when you pray
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The first two lines are a translation
from the Hebrew Mishna (Teaching) in
Pirkey Avos (Chapters of the Fathers)
It is attributed to Rabbi Akiva, who
lived around the time of the Fall of
the Second Temple in Jerusalem
until the first third of the Second
Century, C.E.
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