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A Bucketful of Holes - How to Face the Challenges of Life by Rabbi YY Jacobson

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Chazaq Organization

Rabbi YY Jacobson discusses facing life's challenges with inspiration and strength.

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[Music] they say there was a Chinese lady who would go everyday with two pockets to the river fill them up and bring them home one bucket was complete the other one had holes she was very poor she couldn't afford to get a new one so when she came home each day one bucket was filled with water and the other one was missing half of its water one day the broken bucket opened up its mouth and spoke to the Chinese woman and said to her it's not fair I'm so jealous of my friend the other bucket comes home filled with water and I'd come home every day missing so much water and the Chinese woman tells the broken bucket tomorrow when they come back home look at up your pack and when the bucket looks out she sees it's these plants flowers live these roses planted along its path from the river to the home says what's this the Chinese woman says when

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  1. 0:00[Music] they say there was a Chinese lady who would go everyday with two pockets to…
  2. 0:32said to her it's not fair I'm so jealous of my friend the other bucket comes…
  3. 1:03I obtained you I knew about your defect I knew about your blemishes so I planted…
  4. 1:33filled with holes sometimes we look at our own bucket - they're filled with holes we…
  5. 2:03smells but the other bucket can't create so instead of asking yourself why me or why…

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