The 20th century theologian, Abraham Joshua Heshel once said: “When I was a young man I used to value clever people. But now that I am old, I value kind people.”

So often the skills that get us where we desire to be are not the same thing that makes us of value as human beings. When we are younger we measure success by grades, by social status, by the size of an office or staff. But as we get older, if we are truly wise, we learn that success is measured by the type of life we live, the quality of interactions with those around us.

May it be the will of the Creator that our words always be kind, our hearts compassionate and our actions wise.-Amen.