Every problem can be looked at in many ways. Your
perspective will either make a solution easier to find or
make it more difficult. The Sages say: "The question of
a wise person is half a response." That is, the very way
that the wise person formulates the question points us in
the direction of a solution.
Whenever you are in a dilemma or in the middle of a problem, think about the best way to phrase your question. This applies not only when you ask your question to someone else, but even when you pose a question to yourself.
(From Rabbi Pliskin's book entitled "Marriage" -
ArtScroll Publications, 1998, Chapter One, p.48; see also
Migdal Oz, - Hilchos Teshuvah, ch.5)
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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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