The Secret That Saves Marriages, Children & Careers - Rabbi Zamir Cohen (AI)

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

A person who calls someone else foolish clearly suffers throughout his life. He makes many mistakes and runs into all sorts of problems. The wise person generally manages to get by without too much trouble. But the shrewd individual benefits enormously. He sees things that others don't notice and because of that he achieves far greater success financially, socially and even in his family life and in and even in his family life and in raising children. However, contrary to the simplistic way we usually think, if you asked most people to define a foolish person, a wise person, and a shrewd person, they'd answer by looking at someone's IQ score and saying that determines whether he's smart, foolish, or shrewd. King Solomon, with all his wisdom, tells us that it's not like that. The definitions he gives are completely different. And he teaches that every person has within him the that every person has within him the potential to reach the highest levels of wisdom and shrewdness and how to avoid falling into the category of the foolish. Let us turn to Solomon's words in Proverbs chapter 10 7 and 8. The first verse reads, "The way of the fool is right in his own eyes, but a man who listens to counsel is wise." We'll explain the second verse in a moment. It says, "He who heeds reproof shows himself prudent." In reproof shows himself prudent." In Hebrew, prudent is derived from the same root as crafty or shrewd. Avium as in and the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field. Genesis 3:1. Here, crafty does not have a negative connotation. Rather, it means someone who is perceptive, who sees and understands things that others miss. Solomon begins, "The way of the fool is right in his own eyes."

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1. 0:00A person who calls someone else foolish clearly suffers throughout his life. He makes many mistakes…
2. 5:09notices subtleties and nuance in every situation. Because of that, he can navigate life with even…
3. 10:56to process, to respond, not just react. Sometimes a person comes home from work upset, boiling…
4. 16:32teens or children, you need foresight. You need to think one step ahead. What will be…
5. 22:12in the opposite direction. Rav Schlommo Wbe, may the memory of the righteous be a blessing.…
6. 28:20She had shut down completely. The pain had built up beyond repair. Why? Because he refused…
7. 33:25that sparks motivation, that creates hope. That brings joy. Slowly but surely, they move onto the…
8. 39:04spiritual uncertainty. Explore, learn, investigate. There are intelligent, compelling, logical answers to life's deepest questions if…
9. 44:46very deep conversation because the first step to truth isn't having all the answers. It's being…
10. 50:24power? What does it want if anything? Did it create the universe out of boredom? Or…

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