Philosophy

I believe society has made it too comfortable that many people are unwilling to take the risks they need to truly succeed.  They become dependent on the fragile life  they need rather then break free to true independence.  It’s best for many too truly have  nothing to lose to be able to fully put their energies and efforts into success.

How many people afflicted with addictions are kept in their sickness because “kind people”  give them the means to keep destroying themselves?  This also occurs with welfare and “other poverty programs” that make the individual dependent on them and fearful of taking a chance for the better life.  Finally how many great entrepreneurs are held back because they are worried about losing the benefits of a job that they truly don’t like?  If these individuals were hungry they would take these risks which would make them more successful and make us a better society as a whole.  To conclude sometimes the best medicine is no medicine at all but instead the strength we gain from the battle.

We may not be Jennifer Lawrence or Bruce Springstein but in our world we might be more popular then we think and with that popularity comes responsibility.  We may be popular among office workers, in our church/Shul/Mosque, in our neighborhood and/or the most popular member of the family.  All of sudden we start to notice that others look to us for advise or imamate the actions that we commit and then the crisis can begin.

We notice that being ourselves might not be good enough after all.  Maybe we weren’t friendly enough to all our members of our group? We realize that we weren’t  more charitable or even tougher with others.  We discover that our actions are reflecting on the way the entire group is actually performing and acting towards each other.   Yet we are who we are and that’s an imperfect person how do we deal with this? This can be quite daunting challenge for any person to deal with.

I believe the solution is not black and white but a combination plan.  Our faith and values must come into place as we reflect on our actions on a daily basis and seek to improve.  We must also explain to others that look to us that we are imperfect and seek their guidance when it appears we have done something wrong.  Finally we must accept that we are who are we and although we seek perfection that is only truly in the hands of G-D.

I would like to fund a study that looks into whether people overcome medical issues faster when they’re in contact with animals?  Would the infirm spend less time in recovery if they had a dog to pet or walk? I believe the answer is yes and we would be doing 2  mitzvah’s  we would make people’s stay in the hospital more enjoyable and insuring that less dogs are put down in shelters because now they are helping the in-firmed.   We would also keep medical costs down by individuals have shorter periods of rehabilitation.  WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN FUNDING SUCH A STUDY?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

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There is a great deal of debate on if the clergy and those that are studying should have to serve in the armed forces. Until recently those who are Ultra Orthodox have avoided service by claiming that they are serving their country in a different way by serving the Torah that it upholds. There is biblical text to support their argument as Moses and a few of the faithful prayed to Hash-m/G-D when the people were fighting Amalekites.

Yet we also must note the term is a few. How do we determine the size of those that pray on behalf of a people fighting and those that are actually called to fight?  I believe that the top clergy should decide. This decision should not only be based on test of their top students but acts of great faith and kindness.  For a country doesn’t secure it’s peace just on the battlefield but on the values that it upholds.

It’s amazing when people with such diverse opinions on many subjects can come together with common sense.  The Policy of getting rid of “Zero Tolerance” is such a cause. It is a policy that those from the right have been complaining about for years and now the administration has decided to jump in.

This law was put into effect to prevent acts of violence at schools but instead has brought out the P.C Police where even saying the word bang can subject a student to suspension.  When you silence people from speaking they are more likely to act out on the thoughts that are bottled up inside.  Policies like “Zero Tolerance” were adapted with good intentions but like other “extreme measures” went way to far. “Zero Tolerance” have made “criminals of thousands of innocent children who were suspended or put under the microscope for even the smallest infraction.  This has put an unnecessary label on many innocent student and left them stigmatized.   The “truth is the truth” and therefore when bad policies are put into effect from the right or left they need to be thrown out not our students.

In my normal course of business I do my best to avoid almost any conflict but today I decided to fight back. It is only the most extreme acts that normally will get me to react.  Yet but  today I decided to take a stronger stance.

Most of the time when you let your emotions dictate your behavior you can end with angry emotions and unproductivity at work. Yet if you don’t tell people what you believe then they can walk all over you. Therefore in the world of business it is a fine balancing act that you must perform everyday.

Today’s experiment left me a bit more agitated then normal but also enabled me to vent out those emotions I have bottled up for too long. There were some individuals that I knew wouldn’t take responsibility so I just said my peace and moved on while others admitted mistakes and found my advise helpful.  Although I didn’t fall off the balance beam today there were too many times I was bit shaky so I will try to perfect this art in order to not only be a better business person but a better person as a whole.