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Daily Chizuk #1344
Weekly Parasha
The Duty of Thanks: Moving Beyond "A Nice Thing to Do"
Parashat Tazria: The Power of Positive Speech
This week's parasha, Tazriya, speaks about tzaraat, which Chazal tell us primarily came as a result of the sin of lashon hara.
The Zohar HaKadosh, in parashat Tazria writes, the same way a person is held accountable for the negative speech that he says, so too he is held accountable for the positive speech that he could have said but refrained from.
One of the primary purposes of a person being created is to use his speech for holiness and good. When a person is presented with an opportunity to give another person a kind word or a compliment, he is obligated to do so. A person's words can have amazing effects on other people. Our words can give strength, courage and even life if used properly.
Our words are very powerful. We must never hold back from giving people the words of encouragement that they so desperately could use.
Shabbat Shalom!!
This week's parasha, Tazriya, speaks about tzaraat, which Chazal tell us primarily came as a result of the sin of lashon hara.
The Zohar HaKadosh, in parashat Tazria writes, the same way a person is held accountable for the negative speech that he says, so too he is held accountable for the positive speech that he could have said but refrained from.
One of the primary purposes of a person being created is to use his speech for holiness and good. When a person is presented with an opportunity to give another person a kind word or a compliment, he is obligated to do so. A person's words can have amazing effects on other people. Our words can give strength, courage and even life if used properly.
Our words are very powerful. We must never hold back from giving people the words of encouragement that they so desperately could use.
Shabbat Shalom!!
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