Standing Alone vs. Following the Crowd | Parshat Noah (Part 2)

Generations [music] passed and the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. They said, "Come, let's build a city and a tower [music] that may reach the heavens and let us make us a name. Not every time everyone goes in the same direction is it right." According to the midrash, if a person fell and died, they didn't stop to mourn. But if a brick fell, they would be sorry. When the goal becomes [music] everything, the person might become just a tool. >> The generation [music] of the flood failed because everyone thought of themselves and the generation of the dispersion united for the wrong goal. >> Right? There is power to [music] the individual and power to community. The question is where does this power go? Sometimes the greatest courage is doing the right thing when no one around you is doing it. What happens when your friends [music] do something that you know isn't right? Do you get swept away or are you able to be like Noah? Everyone needs to [music] build a place inside themselves that isn't swept away by every passing trend. Values, [music] faith, family, Torah, boundaries. Even if everyone is doing something, [music] I still have a choice.