Inspiration

There is a family nobody likes to meet,
They live, it is said, on Complaining Street.
In the city of Never-Are Satisfied,
The River of Discontent beside.

They growl at that, and they growl at this;
Whatever comes there is something amiss;
And whether their station be high or humble,
They are known by the name of Grumble.

"The purity of silver and gold is tested by putting them in the fire; the purity of human hearts is tested by giving them a little fame."

- King Solomon

"When trials persist, God's intention is not that we give up; rather He wants us to grow up!"

- Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein

While watching a movie recently, I couldn't hear the dialogue over the chatter of the two women sitting in front of me. Unable to bear it any longer, I tapped one of them on the shoulder.

"Excuse me," I said, "I can't hear."

"I should hope not," she replied sharply. "This is a private conversation."