E Mussar - Sabedoria para o Crescimento Pessoal: SF - The # Balance of Business and # Benevolence

terça-feira, 9 de setembro de 2025

SF - The # Balance of Business and # Benevolence

"Not everyone who engages in business becomes wise." (Avos 2:5)

Worldly wisdom is not acquired through commerce alone. True understanding grows through meaningful interaction with people and active participation in community life. Engaging in acts of kindness—supporting the poor, advancing education, visiting the sick—refines the mind and expands the heart. A person who unites honest business with dedication to the public good cultivates a well-rounded wisdom, one that nurtures both material success and spiritual growth.

Kindness and care for others open the door to genuine insight. Such inner wisdom not only guides one’s personal affairs toward success but also uplifts friends, family, and the wider community.

Today: Deepen your commitment to compassion, sensitivity, and generosity. Strive to broaden your understanding of people and the world around you. In doing so, you will acquire the wisdom that brings true prosperity, enduring happiness, and closeness to God.

(Based on Rashi’s commentary to Pirkei Avos)