The conviction that one sacrifices present pleasures for future benefits.

The Talmud18 offers an imaginary case for your contemplation. Suppose you embarked on a journey across a remote and distant desert in company with an associate. Imagine that you brought a large water supply for yourself, whereas your associate neglected that elementary preparation. Halfway across the desert, it became apparent that there was

Well, then, if you are really somebody rather impressive, how do you avoid becoming, well, . . . arrogant about it all? By recognizing how little credit you really deserve for your triumphs and achievements. You had the good fortune to be born and raised in a country that offered not only physical survival but also endless opportunity. Even the

To love others does not mean simply to feel gushing emotions welling up in your heart; rather, and more important, it means to give to them—to serve them. God wants you to love other people. You do so through

Money is just what facilitated our relationship.

“Ben Azzai said, hasten to commit good acts and flee from misdeed since every good act encourages another in its wake, while every misdeed eases the way to the next.”3

You may think that you can remain uninfluenced by the things you hear, but it just isn’t so.

every dollar you earn a “certificate of appreciation” from your customers.

For 25 hours each week, Jews are required to put aside all work related objects and activities. They are to abstain from activating any form of technological machinery, such as cars, televisions, computers, and phones. In fact, all devices that assist Jews in reaching out of themselves into the outer world and impacting it are off limits.