“Blessed are You, G‑d, our G‑d, Master of the world, for allowing us to live, sustaining us, and allowing us to reach this time” – The shehechiyanu blessing.
It’s amazing how quickly kids adapt to change.
A few months ago our one year old fractured his leg. He came home with a heavy cast all the way up his leg. Completely immobilized he was visibly frustrated…… for approximately two minutes. In no time at all he came to terms with his new reality and figured out how to scoot around happily.
Kids are amazing; no matter what you throw their way they seem to adjust to and deal with happily.
As adults we tend to react to change and challenge by worrying about the future or comparing to the past and kvetching. We have expectations of what we think life should be like and are disappointed with our reality. Not exactly a recipe for happiness.
Young children, on the other hand, embrace the present. There’s no worry about the future for the whole concept of future is too abstract for them to grasp and yesterday no longer exists so there are no expectations, just what is. Their present reality is the only life they know and they make sure to enjoy it.
Learn from the young. The past and future are meant to guide and direct the present, not destroy it. Stop the could have, should have and what if’s and embrace your present reality.
Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Benjy Silverman
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