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The Power Of The Tongue
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The tongue holds the power to create goodness, though it also has the power to harm. Each of us has a responsibility to choose our words carefully, and to use them for good. #torah #judaism #jewish #jewishwisdom #jewishvalues #rabbanshimonbengamliel #jewishstories Follow us: https://www.hidabroot.com https://www.youtube.com/@Hidabrootcom https://www.instagram.com/hidabroot_global https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbCYZjl1CYoa4ulQIK2q
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One day, Rob and Shimone Bengal turned
to his servant Tavi and said to him,
"Tavi, please go to the marketplace and
buy me the best food you can possibly
find." Tavi went out to the market,
walked among the various stalls, and
examined all the foods being offered for
sale.
He looked at the fresh fruits, the
seasonal vegetables,
the fish that had just been brought in
from the sea,
and the meats, the finest cuts.
Afterward, Tavi decided to buy just one
thing, an ox tongue. After some time,
Raven Shimone called Tavi again and said
to him, "Tavi, this time go to the
market and buy me the worst food you can
find." Once again, Tavi went to the
market and bought Robin Shimone and ox
tongue just like the previous time. When
Tavi returned and served his master
tongue once again, Robin Shimone was
surprised and asked him, "How is it that
when I tell you to buy good food, you
bring me tongue? And when I tell you to
buy bad food, you also bring me tongue."
How is it possible that the same food
can be both the best and the worst? Tavi
replied, "The tongue holds the power to
create goodness, though it also has the
power to harm."
When the tongue is good, there is
nothing better than it. But when the
tongue is bad, there is nothing worse in
the world. This story teaches us about
the great responsibility each of us has
in choosing the words that come out of
our mouths.
With that very same tongue, we can
bless, praise, comfort, and pray.
But we can also insult, hurt, and heaven
forbid, speak badly of others. Let us
all strengthen ourselves in guarding our
speech because only good things can come
from it.