Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch, known as “The Rebbe Maharash,” the fourth in the golden chain of rebbes of Lubavitch, had an attitude.
“The whole world says if you can’t go under an obstacle, then you have to go over it,” he taught. “But I say, the first approach is to just jump over it.”
Thank you for showing us a good example of proactivity. Reply
'First go over'. Excellent. Now one knows and feels and sees the finish line. Then armed with that information the original problem either dissolves away or is reshaped into a more digestible one. Thanks Rebbe! Reply
agreed with too obtuse comment
its an incredible concept, but I struggle with knowing how to implement it.
this one needs a "digestive enzyme" to understand how to implement it to use in daily life.
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We often find ourselves digging into our resources to attain a boost of energy, a source of optimistic inspiration, or anything to push us towards our goal, once we realize that our ordinary efforts are not paying off.
Sometimes we try as we always do, and when that doesn't seem to cut it, then we dig in to our reservoirs as stated above, revealing extraordinary powers that we had forgotten about.
Comes the Rebbe Maharash and says, start off with a head-start! Why wait until you first tried the ordinary way? Use your reserves initially! Jump over the first thing you do!!
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Thanks! As it turns out, that is exactly what I did today. Reply
Daily Dose Very helpful and a brilliant choice. Reply
"Going Over" too obtuse -- what does it mean in practical terms? Reply
Going Over Practical terms? It's a metaphor. What does it mean to you? Do other's responses resonate with you? Why? Why not? Reply
Going over That's so smart1 Reply
Advice Good advice. Reply
going over to me, this would suggest 'taking the high road' - after trying to work through a problem "by its own rules" (could use a few of those "digestive enzymes"(!) as someone mentioned, to figure out exactly what that means, practically speaking). and going 'under' sounds a little like avoidance or cowering, while to me, going 'over' makes me think of standing tall with head up and facing with gusto(?) not easy, for sure, at least for me, but something to continue working toward.