Thursday, December 25, 2008

Chanukah and the Economy

I read this article by Sara Yocheved Rigler (author of Holy Woman) online- and found it to be tremendously inspiring.
Hope you enjoy it too!
(This is to add to yesterday's 3 posts- I was in a writing mood :-)
Here's a short excerpt:

CRASH!! The small aircraft you were flying in has just crash-landed on the side of a mountain. You're alive and uninjured, but it's late afternoon on a chilly December day.
You won't waste time playing the "Blame Game," blaming the pilot, the company that rented you the airplane, or the government for its insufficient regulation of the aviation industry. You won't waste time playing the "If Only Game": "If only I had used a different company or taken the train..." It's getting darker and colder on the side of the mountain, and all you'll care about is how to survive.
The economy has crash-landed. Many of you have lost your jobs, your homes, or the value of your investment portfolios or pension plans. It's not worth playing the "Blame Game" or the "If Only Game." At this point, you have to focus your energy on how to survive.

4 comments:

Jewish Side of Babysitter said...

Hey, I know I'm very behind in reading your posts, I'm going to catch up. Thanx for all the commenting, I like your way of thinking and what you have to say.

I just wanted to let you know that I tagged you in a meme here

Jewish Side of Babysitter said...

now reading the post...that was great! very true, we can't play the blame game or the if only game, we have to concentrate on moving on and surviving.

nmf #7 said...

Babysitter- you expressed it exactly right! Thanks!

nmf #7 said...

Babysitter- you expressed it exactly right! Thanks!