Pillow Book of Talmud Wisdom

Chapter 13 Let Evil Bear Good Fruits—Jews on Good and Evil (2)
live with appreciation
It is written in the "Talmud": No matter what kind of beliefs people in the world have, good people will be saved anyway, and there is no need to make special efforts to Judaize.

Jewish tropes are mostly apt, and here is no exception.This sentiment of the Jews is perfectly understandable, if not appreciated.And the magic is in the last sentence: good people will always be saved, no need to make special efforts to Judaize.The school’s admissions office, with its demeanor, has an “extremely sensible” attitude towards enthusiastic applicants when it is overcrowded: “Of course you are welcome to come in and study, but in fact, self-study can also become a talent.”

Therefore, in the Talmudic era, Jews often worked and lived together with non-Jews.Jews observe their own 613 commandments, but have no intention of imposing them on non-Jews to make them Jews.Rabbis did not preach to non-Jews.However, according to the "Talmud", in order to ensure peaceful coexistence with each other, non-Jews have 7 constraints:
1.Do not eat raw meat from animals that have just been killed.

2.Do not reprimand others loudly.

3.Do not steal.

4.Be law-abiding.

5.Do not kill.

6.Do not commit adultery with close relatives.

7.There must be no incestuous relationship.

It is very obvious that these seven constraints do not have much "Jewish flavor", and basically belong to the morality, customs or regulations that all ethnic groups abide by.Although the first article is a bit embarrassing for the barbarians who "drink blood"; the second article is a bit of a fuss, but it is another matter when it is applied to ethnic relations; Big, or big?" But in the vast majority of cases, all these constraints can be counted on to be observed collectively.Apply 7 laws to yourself, but only 613 to others!Perhaps for all people and all nations, there is only one thing that is really important in getting along, that is: mutual tolerance and mutual respect.

treat others well
There is a story among the Jewish people: An angry boy shouted to his mother that he hated her, and then he was afraid of being punished, so he ran out of the house, came to the mountainside and shouted into the valley: "I hate you! I hate you!" You! I hate you!" The valley responded: "I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!" The boy was startled, and ran home to tell his mother that there was a nasty little boy in the valley. Tell him to hate him.So his mother took him back to the mountainside and told him to shout: "I love you! I love you!" The boy did as his mother told him, and this time he found a cute little boy shouting to him in the valley : "I love you! I love you!"

Life is like the echo of the valley, you get what you give; what you sow, you reap.

Although being kind to others is a kind of sacrifice, you will definitely gain something.

One day, the traveler Singh and a friend were crossing a certain pass in the Himalayas.After battling a snowstorm for nearly three hours, they were exhausted, cold and hungry, and wanted to sit down and catch their breath.But they dare not. Once they sit down, they will probably turn into two popsicles, and they will never want to stand up again.They have to keep walking to maintain body temperature.

In their adventurous career, although it is not the first time they have faced life and death threats, this time the situation is obviously worse than ever.They both thought that maybe they should have been more prepared to come to this dangerous place; maybe they shouldn't have come to this cold and deserted place at this damn season at all.However, it was too late to think about anything now, and they only hoped to find a place where people lived before the last bit of physical strength was exhausted.

Suddenly, they saw an unconscious person lying on the snow, half of his body was buried by the snow.This man was evidently a colleague of theirs, who was as unlucky as they were, having been hit by a blizzard.Feeling compassionate, Single knelt down to check, and found that the man was still alive, only fainted from the cold.It might help if you take him somewhere warmer.Singer discussed with his friends, should he try to take this unlucky guy away?The friend exclaimed: "Don't do anything stupid, Singer! We are not safe on our own, and we will all die if we bring a burden."

The friend's words were indeed reasonable, and Singer couldn't help hesitating...

After some hesitation, Singer decided to help the half-dead man.It is unthinkable for Singer to die without help.He asked his friend to help the man on his back, and the friend said coldly: "Since you insist on saving him, then well, this is your business and has nothing to do with me!"

After speaking, the friend walked ahead alone.

Singer struggled a lot to pick up the unconscious man, put him on his back, and walked forward step by step.This man was very heavy, even though it was in the ice and snow, Singer was already hot all over after walking for a short time. His body temperature warmed the frozen body on his back, and the man came back to life. After a while, the two walked side by side. up.

When they reached another mountain pass, Singer found his friend, who had left alone, lying dead in the snow, frozen to death.

Helping others is not only an expression of kindness, but it is also beneficial to oneself.Singer filled himself with confidence and courage because of saving people, and in the process of carrying people, he also made his blood boil and gave him energy.And his friend was frozen to death because of selfishness.

When a person deals with others, he either treats others well or treats others badly, there is no other choice.Comparing the two, treating others kindly is a better choice no matter for yourself, others or society.

Being kind to others can better promote mutual understanding and cooperation between people, and do a good job in various things; it can better promote people to work together to create a good learning and living environment, so that everyone feels warm and happy .

The existence of any person is premised and conditional on the existence of others. A person can only exist and become a human being if he is kind to others. That is to say, a person who is kind to others is a real person and possesses human qualities Dignity and sanctity, to enjoy human qualifications and rights in social life.

Tolerance to others is also tolerance to yourself
This is the story of a soldier who just returned from the "Vietnam War".He called his parents from San Francisco and told them, "Mom and Dad, I'm back, but I want to bring a friend home with me." "Of course!" his."

But the son continued: "But there is one thing I want to tell you first, he was seriously injured in the 'Vietnam War', missing an arm and a foot, he is desperate now, I want to ask him to come back and live with us. "

"Son, I'm so sorry, but maybe we can help him find a place to stay." The father continued, "Son, you don't know what you're talking about. Someone with a disability like him will make a difference to our lives." It's a big burden. We still have our own lives to live, and we can't just let him ruin it like this. I suggest you go home and forget about him, he will find his own piece of sky."

At that moment the son hung up the phone, and his parents never heard from him again.

A few days later, the parents received a call from the San Francisco Police Department informing them that their beloved son had fallen to his death.Police believe it was a simple suicide.So heartbroken, they flew to San Francisco and, led by the police, went to the morgue to identify their son's body.

It was indeed their son, but to their surprise, the son had only one arm and one leg.

The parents in the story are like most of us. It is easy to like people who are good-looking or funny, but it is too difficult to like those who cause us inconvenience and unpleasantness.We always prefer to keep our distance from those who are not as healthy, beautiful or intelligent as we are.

But thank God some people are not so cruel to us.They will love us without complaint and will always accept us no matter how bad we are.

There is a magical thing called "emotion" hidden in each of us. You don't know how and when it happens, but you do know that it will always bring us special gifts.You will also learn that emotion is God's most precious gift to us.Love is like a rare treasure. It brings laughter and inspires us to succeed. It listens to our heart and shares every compliment with us. Its heart is always open for us.

(End of this chapter)