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Again and Again, Speak Only Positive!

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Since lately there is such a wave for Teshuva, somebody said (in a joke) that a non-frum Knesset member wants to wear a yarmulke. Right after I heard this, I was told that this Knesset member actually said something far more on the frum side than he usually does. Remember: փըյո թրոթա լշֆաոյիմ (Moed Katan 18a, Sanhedrin 102a) Your words will have an affect!

The Gemara says that Yehu ben Nimshi had a mission from a Navi to kill out all the Nevi'ei HaBaal. In order to trap them, he told them that he is also an idol-worshiper. They trusted him, and with this trick he was able to kill them. The Gemara says that nevertheless, because he spoke like this, in the end he actually became an idol-worshiper!

How much more is this true in a positive way! միդա տօբա մրւբա. How important it is to keep reporting good news and happy tidings. If anyways you are inaccurate and tend to exaggerate, you may as well say super positive things. When you report details of the situation in Eretz Yisroel, try to stick to positive news; especially in Ruchaniyus! Positive words can cause positive occurrences. (Let other people do the “dirty work”, and report depressive things.)

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