Become The Best Versions of Ourselves - Rabbi Moshe Schochet

it's over this week's part your Parcels needs of him opens with the following words Israel moshabino States you are standing here today all of you before Hashem your God the heads of your tribes your elders and your officers all of the men of Cloudy soil your hammock asks why Moshe divided everyone into categories why is the most just simply just include everyone together and say that all of Venezuela as one unit is standing before Hashem today and Ibrahim explains that Moshe was teaching Chloe's Throne that each person and group are only expected to fulfill the purpose that he she or they were given the heads of the schwatin there's a Canaan and the officers were each responsible to complete only their mission no one was expected to fulfill someone else's role it was for this reason explains to achaim that Moshe went out of his way to categorize each group specifically when we evaluate who we are we often assess ourselves based on others we ask ourselves why aren't we as successful as someone else why is that person a better davener or do more than I do how come I don't have the same impact as someone else and your hand is teaching us a very powerful lesson we are only expected to be the best we can be with the individual talents and abilities that Hashem has given to us Hashem only judges US based on our unique capabilities as we reflect on our accomplishments of this past year and examine the areas we need to work on during this upcoming year we need to stop worrying about how we measure up relative to other people instead we must start focusing on who we are and what we can become with the abilities that Hashem has given to us with this approach we can become the best versions of ourselves [Music]