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Adulthood


By Tzvi Freeman

Three things you must know to be an adult:

Don't fool yourself.

Don't fool others.

Don't let others fool you.

-- and do it all without trying to impress anybody.

(The 5th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Shalom DovBer, told this to his son before his bar mitzvah.)

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From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman. To order Tzvi's book, "Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.


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Posted: Jan 4, 2009
The rebbe maharash says;
You can't fool G-d
and you can't fool other people
the only one you can fool is yourself
and what is the achievement in fooling a fool?
Posted By chavie

Posted: Jan 2, 2009
Without fooling anyone or trying to impress anybody, a person might still honestly fail at any of the following adult requirements:

Take responsibility. Get the job done and do it well. Earn a living. Do the adult mitzvos.
Marry and have children and be faithful.
Do the following daily: Wash the face. Wash the places where the limbs meet the body and use a deodorant. Floss the teeth. Wash the hair regularly. Eat healthy foods. Trim or file fingernails regularly. Keep the clothes clean and hang them up at night. Eat without getting food on the clothes or floor. If you make a mess in the workshop or in the kitchen or anywhere, clean up after yourself. Leave any place you have been in the condition you would like to find it. Keep your living quarters, including the grass outside, neat and fit for guests, esp. on Shabbos and festivals. Give charity, esp. before Shabbos & holidays. Keep learning more Torah, more songs, more prayers.

And I'll bet you can think of more.
Posted By Dov Ber Arlosoroff

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