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Daily Lift #1081

Try For Next Time

Rabbi Moshe of Kobrin told his followers that even if they make serious mistakes, they should not be discouraged. Rather, they should focus on correcting themselves in the future. To illustrate this point, he asked a disciple of his who grew up on a farm, "Did you use to ride on a horse?"

"Yes," replied the man, "quite frequently."

"Did it ever happen that you fell off the horse?" asked Rabbi Moshe.

"Many times," the disciple said.

"And what did you do?" Rabbi Moshe asked.

"I just mounted the horse again, and continued riding," was the person's reply.

"This is a model how we should react to our mistakes," Rabbi Moshe told his followers. "Never give up. Regardless of how many times you fall, keep on trying."

(Ohr Yeshorim, p.108; Gateway to Happiness, p.379)

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Rabbi Zelig Pliskin

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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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