Finding Our Compassion for Others during this Lenten Season

A four-year-old child, whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife, saw the neighbor crying. Upon seeing this, the little child went into the old Gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When the child's mother asked what had been said to the neighbor, the little child replied, 'Nothing, I just helped him cry.'

The Moral of the Story

Hundreds of years ago there was a rabbi who was sitting alone enjoying a banquet. When passerbys came upon this odd sight, they inquired, "Rabbi, What is the celebration? Why are you alone at this banquet? Where are the guests?"

The rabbi responded, "This celebration is for someone who has received a prestigious award for something he has accomplished. I am alone because the other guests are hundreds of miles away, celebrating with the recipient."

"Who," asked the passerbys, "is receiving this great award that warrants such a lavish banquet?"

"Sadly, I do not know the gentleman, nor his guests; but still I share in his great accomplishment and in his joy!" was the rabbi's generous response.

The moral of the story?

You tell me what you think!