A lecture tour brought me to a city where I stayed at the home
of a colleague. He had a neighbor whom I started speaking
with, and observed that he had a serene nature and positive
outlook on life.
"How did you develop such a serene and happy way of being?"
I asked him.
"I almost died twice and that taught me to ignore the irrelevant
and unimportant," he said to me. "I had problems with my
heart. Just surviving the surgery gave me a greater appreciation
for being alive. But what totally transformed me was riding my
motorcycle off a cliff. The last thing I saw was the ground
rushing to greet me. Then two days later I found myself in a
hospital bed in serious condition. I had broken bones and
wasn't certain I would make it. I survived and healed. And now I
feel great whenever I wake up in the morning. When I go to
sleep, either I will wake up for another day or I will go to a
better world. Either way I am a winner."
(From Rabbi Pliskin's "Happiness",p.216-17)
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Rabbi Zelig Pliskin is a noted psychologist and prolific author of 24 books, including Guard Your Tongue, Gateway to Happiness, Gateway to Self Knowledge, Love Your Neighbor, Growth Through Torah, The Power of Words, Consulting the Wise, and the recent Life is Now. Rabbi Pliskin lives in Jerusalem, and is the director of Aish HaTorah's Counseling Center and a senior lecturer at Aish's Essentials program and the Executive Learning Center. He was ordained at the Telshe Yeshiva in Ohio and holds a degree in Counseling Psychology.
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