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Daily Lift #298
Rabbi Simcha Zissel of Kelm used to say that when a person travels to a party which he looks forward to attending, he is happy all the way there in anticipation of having a good time at the party.
Similarly, a person who lives a life of good deeds can be constantly happy, knowing that he is traveling along the road to everlasting pleasure.
(see Ahavas Maishorim, p.82; Rabbi Pliskin's "Gateway to Happiness," p.108)
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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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