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[Music] one of the hardest things that we ask from our children is that when we walk into a store and they see a toy and they say to themselves I want this now tati can I have it Mommy I really want this toy and we turn to our child and we say not now wait and maybe later we'll get you something better a child has a very very difficult time accepting that as an difficult time accepting that as an answer because they want the thing that's in front of them at that moment in very many ways we too are like children we have Tyas that are in front of us we have things that draw us towards it and we have an interest in them and yet we ask of ourselves to say no don't give in it's a tremendous Challenge and how does a person go about life saying to themselves I'm not going life saying to themselves I'm not going to give into that temptation just say no does that work before I go into the concept of pus I want to relate a story and I think the story will give us an Insight in what it is to be a true p and how we're able to overcome these types of challenges in our lives I have a close family member many years ago was dating and living with a

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1. 0:03[Music] one of the hardest things that we ask from our children is that when we…
2. 0:33difficult time accepting that as an answer because they want the thing that's in front of…
3. 1:04life saying to themselves I'm not going to give into that temptation just say no does…
4. 1:34was dating and living with a non-jew and as she was living that life she would…
5. 2:04cousin I don't want to start explaining things to the child and therefore I'm actually saying…
6. 3:06going to be there your aunts are not going to be there your cousins are not…
7. 3:37option when we see the thing as if it's in front of us right now of…
8. 4:07choice is a much simpler Choice then we're able to choose properly means that I actually…
9. 4:37things with one eye we may have a certain perspective but we're missing depth we're missing…
10. 5:07using both of our eyes that creates proper depth perception then we will be able to…

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