תהלים פרק ל"ד
יב. לְכוּ-בָנִים, שִׁמְעוּ-לִי; יִרְאַת יְהוָה, אֲלַמֶּדְכֶם
יג. מִי-הָאִישׁ, הֶחָפֵץ חַיִּים; אֹהֵב יָמִים, לִרְאוֹת טוֹב
יד. נְצֹר לְשׁוֹנְךָ מֵרָע; וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ, מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָה
טו. סוּר מֵרָע, וַעֲשֵׂה-טוֹב; בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ
Go child, listen to me and I will teach you Yirat Hashem. Who is the person that desires life ? To love each day and see only goodness.
Guard your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from speaking dishonesty. Turn from evil and do what is good, seek peace and pursue it.
Let’s understand the text
Does enjoying life mean doing whatever you feel like doing?
According to these pesukim in Tehillim, how does one live a good life?
What does this mean for me?
Scenario: It is a rainy day and recess will be inside. Give an example of לראות טוב (seeing the good.) How can you see the good to improve your situation?
Scenario: You received your housing assignment for the Ottowa trip and you were not placed with all of your friends. How can you view this situation לראות טוב? How can your words impact your perspective for the positive and the negative?
Think about it.
How does לראות טוב (seeing the good in a situation) connect to נצור לשונך מרע (guarding your tongue from speaking evil?
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