Shabbat Table Talk from the desk of Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld
First question for your table: If you had a billion dollars, is there any chance that you'd pay six million for a banana and piece of duct tape under the guise of "art"?
That is exactly what happened this week when billionaire Justin Sun won the "Comedian" at auction.
To answer this burning question, it may be a little hard to imagine having a billion dollars, so let's reduce it proportionately - it would be like someone with a million-dollar net worth spending a mere $6,000 on the banana.
Would you?
What if it were a mere $600? Would you consider that a bargain too good to pass up?
Currency in any form is an excellent measure of value. I can tell you exactly what you value – just show me your credit card statement. But sometimes just like we sometimes eat impulsively and speak impulsively, we spend impulsively and the purchase doesn't represent our true values.
Question for your table: How can a person avoid such impulsive actions that they may later regret?
Shabbat Shalom
To answer this burning question, it may be a little hard to imagine having a billion dollars, so let's reduce it proportionately - it would be like someone with a million-dollar net worth spending a mere $6,000 on the banana.
Would you?
What if it were a mere $600? Would you consider that a bargain too good to pass up?
Currency in any form is an excellent measure of value. I can tell you exactly what you value – just show me your credit card statement. But sometimes just like we sometimes eat impulsively and speak impulsively, we spend impulsively and the purchase doesn't represent our true values.
Question for your table: How can a person avoid such impulsive actions that they may later regret?
Shabbat Shalom
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