Lessons from a Lone Gunman

Lessons from a Lone Gunman Thank you Eli Feruch for your kindness. My daughter's memory will always be a blessing. We had a rough patch in her teen years but all of us were very close, I am so grateful we had the time to reconcile and become great companions. She lived a full life, filled with adventure and friends, and always spoke up for people when she saw they were wronged. Animals too. What more can we ask for? Every now and then I sense her and I have to behave better since I know she is watching-need to make her proud! Reply

To Joan no big words Joan. you are a living example to follow. A source of inspiration. Not that many. Sorry for the poor words: I am impressed. I wish you all the possible best until we realize, all together, that there is nothing cruel here in His kingdom.
Your child, may his memory be a blessing, must be proud of his mother. Reply

Exactly. I agree Linda. Notice the reaction of the father, "blaming" others for something that he may be responsible for. Reply

Maybe, just maybe, the man who had barricaded himself in a house with a cache of guns was somehow "crying out for our help".
People do a lot of crazy things when they're at the end of their tether - when they feel that no one, not even God, loves them.
One time my car was written off as it was parked in the street, along with many other vehicles on other streets, as a drug fuelled (we believe they were drug fuelled) car thief went on the rampage.
At the end of it all not one person asked why did the person do it, we're they trying to end their life, what had driven/caused them to do it? All people could think about was the inconvenience it had caused.
Remember, any one of us at some point in the future could be that " crazy person" who need God's and peoples love. Reply

To Norman Greenfield,

Kind acts stay and mine were monitored on TV network. Still running strong on the Internet from 2008, more than one month. Reply

To Benjamin Abrahams
Benjamin,

Soldiers, in the base: Protected. They prepare important things?. A good life compared to the front line.
It is harsher for the first lines, i not so nice anymore.
There are also few others ones, infiltrated far behind the enemies lines. Isolated. Alone. No support. No possible safety. No resuce. No safety.


It is similar with souls. They who can sustain it, He places them in the perfect situation that will correct them further. He never sends a load that a human will not be able to carry.A beast may fail. Not a human.

This, it is not known, not seen, not measurable. If life is hard for you two: He has special attention for you two,as special people, beyond the enemies line.

Try to figure out what qualities you and your beloved wife both need to enhance, in order to prevail and succeed in this unseen mission. Cancer or not cancer. Stupid friends or not stupid friends. The real Israel is around you. Right now. At this very moment.
Warm regards. Reply

Good Deeds In regards to Benjamin Abrahams, I am so sorry he is left with only bitterness. When my time and/or my husbands come, I hope to accept the end with grace and dignity. I lost a child, and that is a very, very bitter pill, one that nobody should taste, but yet it cannot be avoided, nor is it reason to spurn life. Throughout my life, I have tried to do good, without drawing acclaim, fame, or wanting repayment. Isn't that what we should do? I am always pleased when I get something nice or unexpected, but I don't count on it, so it is not a disappointment if not delivered. Reply

Acts of kindness and willingness, matter. Reply

Comment I'm inspired. Reply

It's all so nice the way you bring it, but what about the vile reactions of often so called, friends, so called family and the public, with media first, to all the good deeds you're performing with often great adversity. With I, born during WWII with a death-sentence hanging over me and still trying to live a Jewish life, more than circumstances allowed, and in a wonderful way surviving discrimination, hate and dangers while bringing the message from Tenach around the world and trying to provide the love and help as proclaimed, always thinking that somewhere I might find that reciprocal act to help me if I would ever need it. Well, forget it, for when my beautiful, wonderful, amazing and lovely wife of 44 years marriage, who had also always shown the whole world how compassion might improve this subterranean world, fell sick with cancer, we were spurned as not important any more and even the Godly Israeli's rejected our cry for help as not benevolent. So only HATE remains. Reply

Beautiful Thank you for this gentle and simple holy fuel. How beautiful. Long live the life-saving Lubavitch family! Reply

I worked with many youths-at-risk, formerly an administrator, trainer and international consultant and more.. By creating programs that benefit troubled youths, you would be amazed at the change in attitude. Regrettably, too few programs choose to help youths with troubled minds. The usual cop-out, no funds. Instead of remembering - helping is key to good living. As a result of qualitative observation, this grew into a passion and I wrote books, putting matters into perspective. In addition, to obtain scholarly opinion - but unfortunately, that young man did not have the opportunity. AWARENESS is something we have too little of --- and uplifting more acts of kindness, is my objective. Reply

Sorry, the act of kindness may spread, prhaps, one perso at a time but no streets will be blocked off, schools will not be closed and the kind act will be forgotten in less than a month. Reply

Very nice Thank you. Reply

I love this bit of musing! It is so basic, yet I'd never heard the appeal to act kindly expressed in this way. Thank you! Reply

Thank you! Thank you for your uplifting thought--random acts of kindness--it's amazing how people will open up. Reply

I can't wait My favorite part of life is helping someone who is in immediate need. It is part and parcel of what I feel is keeping Leviticus 19:18.
So what if nobody know what I've done? Hashem knows, but that's not why I do what I do.
The other day it was raining and I couldn't find my umbrella. Then I remembered that I'd given it to a lady last summer. Her car had stalled, she had called for help, but was standing outside in 110F heat. She was on the brink of having heat exhaustion, so without thinking, I gave her my umbrella and a bottle of water (I always carry cold water with me in the Texas summer) so she could create some shade and get hydrated.
It was a small thing, but I felt good because I was given the opportunity to help another person, and what is better than preventing someone from getting ill?
I look for other opportunities to help NOT because I like the feeling, that's not important, what IS important is helping another human being. Baruch Hashem! Reply

I could have used several acts of kindness today. A lovely but elderly lady from my former Jewish community was willing to drive me today to the cemetery , to finally place a flag where my WWII veteran Dad is buried. No one pays attention to that for him, and I miss him. The lady is a little stubborn about staying in the car she drove me up in. Even I could tell with the car in motion and windows open, that the heat and humidity could be dangerous to both of us. She waited while I struggled to plant the flag, still in that hot car. I said fast prayers then. I needed Kosher meat from a nearby market, I can't usually get too, and she got me there, but I had to beg her to leave the care and come in out of the heat, while I picked up my items. God people can be insensitive, even after explaining at the check out express line, that I was worried about the lady returning to the car, and I didn't feel well either. Some older jerk started to mouth off and I lost my temper and verbally told him off. The check out lady sided with Mr. Nice guy. Reply

lesson that is life do good to others and get good resuls to your possitive thinking thx Reply

Theft if Wi-fii This is not a difficult right / wrong question. To do so is theft of a service...similar to adding your garbage to your neighbor's garbage so that you avoid garbage fees...

On the other hand...who will know? I always like to think that someone knows...YOU know...and G-d knows. Reply