The Dynamics of Honor
"Rabbi Eliezer said: Consider the honor that your friend gives to you, to be just as sincere as the honor you give to him." (Avos 2:10)
Lesson: It is human nature to assume that our friends give us less respect than we deserve. Therefore, the Torah advises us to assume that our friends respect us just as sincerely as we respect them.
App: Strengthen your relationships by viewing them through a positive prism of mutual respect.
(Based on the commentary of Rav Chaim Voloshin, Ruach Chaim)
L'iluye Nishamos Rav Yochanon Mordecai ben Ephraim and Moras Esther Leah bas Yehudah Yoseph
Dedicated to Yochanon Baruch ben Fruma Etta for Refuah Sheleimah
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