Do not yearn for any other situation in the world besides the one you actually find yourself in.
A person who masters this skill will never be sad about his life situation. He accepts his present situation as his particular challenge in life -- even when he is unable to change it.
This attitude is usually not mastered just by reading about it. Consistently work on integrating it into your thoughts. The more you repeat this thought to yourself, the more it becomes part of your thinking.
(Avraham ben HaRambam; Hamaspik L'ovdai Hashem, p.119; Rabbi Pliskin's Gateway to Happiness, p.179)
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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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(1) Joey, June 12, 2010 8:45 PM
The question is, how does one balance this attitude with the equally-important need to recognize when one CAN and SHOULD change a situation? God bless.