Each Second by Pablo Casals
Pablo Casals was a world-renowned Spanish cellist during the first half of the 20th century
Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that never was before and will never be again – and what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two is four, and that Paris is the capital of France.
When will we also teach them what they are? We should say to them, “Do you know what you are? You are a marvel! You are unique. In all of the world there is no other child like you. And look at your body… what a wonder it is. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is like you, a marvel? You must cherish one another. You must work – we all must work to make this world worthy of its children.”
תניא היה ר"מ אומר גדולה תשובה שבשביל יחיד שעשה תשובה מוחלין לכל העולם כולו
It was taught that Rabbi Meir would say: Great is teshuva (repentence), for on account of one person who does teshuva (i.e., sincerely resolves to change), the entire world is forgiven.
What is one change you want to make in your life?
How would your life be different if you made that change?
How would the world be different if you made that change?
What is holding you back from making that change?
What is one thing you can do in the next 24 hours to begin the process of change?