Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.

Just to be is a blessing; just to live is holy

Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.

Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.

People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation. To be entertained is a passive state--it is to receive pleasure afforded by an amusing act or a spectacle.... Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one's actions.
Source: The Wisdom of Heschel

Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows
with the ability to say no to oneself.