Don't Dull the Blade | Rabbi Yisroel Besser

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There was a woman in Monsey and Mrs. Kanatava a remarkable woman and my wife and I would go visit her when we had the opportunity because we were close with several of her children and we always enjoyed listening to her. Woman of such wisdom, woman of such heart, a woman of such humor. Just really a pleasure. After she passed away, one of her grandchildren told me that her grandmother but how Mrs. Kanatava alav shalom suffered Parkinson's. She endured Parkinson's she was in a wheelchair and then after that she also lost her eyesight. She was blind. Baruch Hashem eyesight. She was blind. Baruch Hashem let's learn. And he asked her Baba how do you handle this? So she said, you know, when I lost my mobility and I couldn't get around anymore so I said, okay, the wants me here for a reason and if I can't walk and I'm still here then me is a lot bigger than being able to walk. Whatever he wants from me doesn't involve walking clearly. So now I know that me also doesn't involve seeing. I thought it did but I have a tough kid. I'm here. So my me is bigger than both of those things. Besides having an extraordinary

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