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When Margaret Thatcher became Prime
Minister [music]
in 1979, she had her first meeting with
Queen Elizabeth II
was already known for her carefully
chosen public image, often dressing in
bright distinctive [music] colors. And
on the day of their meeting,
Margaret Thatcher realized with horror
that she was wearing the same exact
dress
as the Queen.
She immediately began shaking, worried
about what the Queen
might think, and feeling that this
[music] was a serious breach of royal
decorum, even though it was completely
accidental and unavoidable. [music]
She literally feared her life. She
wasn't sure how the Queen is going to
react. She wasn't sure if the Queen is
going to kick her out. And finally the
meeting [music] passed, and they
discussed what had to be discussed, what
was the issue at hand.
And
>> [music]
>> after the meeting, Thatcher went back
home,
and this was just overtaking her, how
she's going to apologize, how she's
going to present it to her, how she's
going to apologize, excuse herself. She
was besides herself, and she thought,
"You know what? Okay, I'm going to go
back home, and let the day pass.
I'm going to reach back out to the
Queen,
and just apologize, and just say it was
a complete mishap."
So, Makha-gaba, Thatcher reached out to
the Queen,
and she apologized profusely,
and insisting that the mishap hadn't
been intentional.
And the Queen looked at her blankly,
[music]
totally misunderstanding, like, "Mrs.
Thatcher, what are you even [music]
talking about?
What were you referring to? What are you
apologizing about?" And now,
Margaret Thatcher was completely,
utterly
confused. She was flustered. Is this
some type of
plan? Is this some type of scheme
against her? Is this the end of her
life?
But she had no options. She had no
prayers. She was here to explain
herself, to excuse herself.
And Thatcher clarified, and she said,
"Your Majesty,
the other day when I came to meet you,
I was wearing the [music] same exact
dress.
And I am so sorry. I apologize. I'm
absolutely [music] mortified. I'm
horrified and I hope your honor
that you can forgive me.
The Queen paused,
looked at Thatcher,
and answered calmly,
"The Queen does not notice what
commoners are wearing." The boy said,
"We are all royalty.
We are not commoners. We are not regular
people.
Cuz I'll teach that the creation the
whole briah there are five levels.
There's a benin, there's a tanach,
there's a chai, there's a medaber, and
there's an adam, there's a human.
And some add that there is a sixth
level,
an entirely separate entity,
which is called the yid.
We are elevated. We are chosen
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>> and we are children. We are benei
melachim. We're ben and bas of the king
himself.
And when we truly grasp this [music] and
live with this awareness, this truth,
we can look at the saton that's come
with all the distortion, all the
confusion, all the bahala, all the
insanity, and all of the corruption
[music] of this world,
with all the alora and shkutzim and say,
"My friend, I don't care. I'm a ben. I'm
a bas melech. Jump in the lake." Or as
the Queen's words [music] to Margaret
Thatcher, "The Queen does not notice
what commoners are wearing."
So too we can declare, "I don't care
about the insanity. I don't care about
the corruption and the distortions of
this world. I know who I am. I know
where I belong and I will not succumb
to all that you have to offer. I am
better. I am elevated. I am noble. I am
the ben. I am the bas of the king.
And I don't care what everyone else I
don't care what commoners do."
