Showing posts with label Offspring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Offspring. Show all posts
June 13, 2013
Total CIO Ping Pong
Excuse the quality of this video, which my wife took while challenging me to a game of ping pong.
So what's the point?
It's important to work hard, but also to enjoy life and have some good times as well.
There is a Talmudic saying that he who goes through life without enjoying the world will be held accountable by G-d.
Aside from Judaism being against strict asceticism, this saying always sort of bewildered me, like why would religion need to tell you to enjoy yourself?
I think the answer is that in our zeal to advance ourselves--whatever that means for each person (accumulating wealth, offspring, expertise, fame, wisdom, spiritual growth)--we can go overboard, become obsessive-compulsive, and forget to refresh, rejuvenate and just relax and enjoy the life too.
You don't have to deny yourself; but also, you don't have to go crazy and be a pig either--just be balanced.
Play some ping pong or whatever, let loose a little, and be yourself. :-)
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