It's Your Opportunity for Growth

each one of these children who's taking you through the ringer is giving you an opportunity for unbelievable spiritual emotional psychological and physical growth i know we don't ask for it yes i know all of us want our children just to follow the trajectory of yiddishkait and to follow the derek and to follow on the path and to celebrate the gifts that their parents and their community have given to them and to move on with mitzvos and that's the greatest blessing but i want to tell you something else if that's not happening it's not by mistake and god has not abandoned you this is an opportunity for unbelievable growth it's not easy it's painful but like an exercise when you stretch it hurts and when you lift weights you tear the tissue of your muscles which allows the muscles to rebuild themselves all these experiences in life are causing us to stretch to stretch our imagination to expand our souls to expand our hearts to become more mature to become more honest to become more authentic don't run this is your opportunity [Music] the yeshiva.net