The Essence Of Man Is Not What

Just To Be Is A Blessing. Just To Live Is Holy.

(people Achieve) Fullness Of Being In Fellowship, In Care For Others.

To Become Aware Of The Ineffable Is To Part Company With Words.

Spiritual Life Begins To Decay When We Fail To Sense The Grandeur Of What Is Eternal In Time.

People Of Our Time Are Losing The Power Of Celebration. Instead Of Celebrating We Seek To Be Amused Or Entertained. Celebration Is An Active State, An Act Of Expressing Reverence Or Appreciation. To Be Entertained Is A Passive State--it Is To Receive Pleasure Afforded By An Amusing Act Or A Spectacle.... Celebration Is A Confrontation, Giving Attention To The Transcendent Meaning Of One's Actions. Source: The Wisdom Of Heschel