His phone rang in shul by accident during prayers.
The rabbi scolded him.
After prayers, the congregants admonished him for interrupting.
His friends kept lecturing him on his carelessness.
You could see the shame, embarrassment and humiliation on his face.
He never stepped foot in the shul again.
That evening, he went to a bar.
He was still nervous and trembling.
He spilled his drink on the table and the bottle accidentally fell, splashing some of the patrons.
Those it touched rushed towards him. He closed his eyes, expecting harsh words or even slaps.
Instead, they cared to know if he didn’t get a cut from the broken bottle.
The waiter apologized and gave him a napkin to clean himself.
The janitor mopped the floor.
The manager offered him a complimentary drink, with the words, "Don't worry, man. Who doesn't make mistakes?"
He has not stopped going to that bar since then.
Sometimes, our faulty and misguided attitudes as religious observers drive others' souls downwards.
We can make a difference by how we treat people, especially when they make mistakes.
IF we cannot be a bridge to connect people, then let's not not be a wall to separate them.
IF we cannot be a light to brighten people's good deeds, then let's not be the darkness that covers their efforts.
IF we cannot be water to help people's crops sprout, then let's not be a pest destroying their crops.
IF we cannot be a vaccine to give life, then let's not be a virus to terminate it.
IF we cannot be a pencil to write anyone's happiness, then let's be the eraser that removes their sadness.
We can always be each others' keepers. Let us resolve to heal the world and make it a better place. Yes, we can.
INSPIRE SOMEONE TODAY.
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