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The Most Fundamental: Appreciation

Rabbi Mordechai Salfer

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all right today i want to talk about the mo what probably i would say the most fundamental thing in life [Music] what would you say is the most fundamental thing good one but not that's things oh you're right that's a good point i'm talking about uh personality responsibility huh responsibility accountability is nice not responsibility nice appreciative the most difficult and most integral thing is you you know the first thing you do when you wake up or supposed to do is what what is the first thing what does that what is the first thing what does that mean thank god it's more than think it's appreciation appreciation what is the first thing when shabbos begins what's the first thing you're supposed to do hashem appreciate that hashem gave us our life and it's hard so it was a whole week long you're right the first thing you're supposed to do is yeah you're drunk yeah you're drunk but the first thing of your day appreciate it first thing after a whole week of work what's the first thing i like ah kick back no appreciate that's one of my those are some of my proofs that it's like from the most integral fundamental effects now imagine this guy he has money in his pocket pocket might have a credit card gift card gift certificate coupon i don't know whatever goes into a restaurant orders some food bring it out to him and he disrespects the restaurant first of all it comes in inappropriately attired they say you got to be wearing a shirt comes in with no shirt he said they go sir it says on the door only people who are wearing so

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  1. 0:02all right today i want to talk about the mo what probably i would say the
  2. 2:11pocket might have a credit card gift card gift certificate coupon i don't know whatever goes
  3. 4:17are giving up you start screaming at them he's angry at them starts in the the
  4. 6:20young couple one little baby the guy you know he got into some stupid fights and
  5. 8:28he like really messed up real badly and show like he does not appreciate what he
  6. 10:32really doesn't in fact not like that he gets some of the pizza they say you
  7. 12:36another scenario he came back in he did not put the pizza on the wall yet
  8. 14:39you come to yeshiva you come to a marriage you come to any relationship come to
  9. 16:44feel embarrassed to get over his guys i have to be embarrassed but get over your
  10. 18:44do you start off just like adam harishan said it starts off by saying these beautiful

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