Once there was a Yeshiva student going out on his first date. He went to his friend for advice. “What do I talk about with the girl?”
His friend said, “It’s as easy as pie. First you talk about love. Then you talk about family. And then you talk about philosophy.”
OK, the great moment arrives. They sit down and first he says, “Tell me honestly, do you love lokshen (noodles)?”
She says, “No, I hate lokshen.”
OK, let’s try family. “Does your brother like lokshen?”
“I don’t have a brother.”
Oh, no, this is not so simple. Let’s try philosophy. “If you would have a brother, do you think he would like lokshen?”
Don’t be overly clever, and don’t think about your own honor.
If you think something will bring honor to GYd, then do it, and if not, then don’t do it.
If before you decide to do something, you think about whether or not it will bring honor to GYd, then you will never go wrong.
There is no place you can’t get out of if you would only stop thinking that the world begins and ends with your mind.
Do you know how much wisdom it takes not to be too clever?
