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"Mercy and truth
will never abandon you, Truth is a very troublesome reality. As much as some try to conceal it, pervert it, or just simply change it, there is some baffling power within Truth, something almost like an inherent force of gravity. Truth always manages to set itself right, straighten itself out and set itself erect. Apparently, with equal and opposite affect, the more one tries to conceal or deny Truth, the more it becomes known and confirmed. Many have not yet learned the simple lesson that it is not wise to, as we say, “spit into the wind.” For all who try learn the inevitable lesson that our own spit comes back, with added force, right back into our faces. This is also true with regards to truth and falsehood. One who tells the truth will always be surrounded and protected by it. One who embraces and covers oneself with falsehoods will forever live in fear and danger of being exposed and stripped naked. One who knows truth never fails to express it. One speaks it and lives it; Truth is never distant or separate from anything and everything that one does and is. Truth defines the essence of a person. One who is truthful is thus trustworthy. One who is trustworthy is worth cultivating as a friend, ally and confidant. Truth builds bridges and binds souls. Truth is the stable foundation upon which all else can be built. Mercy is next. It is not enough that we give that which is due to the one who has merited it. There are all too many among us who have fallen short from time to time. It is the nature of humanity to strive for perfection, yet has anyone ever really and fully achieved it? As much merit as we due accrue, there is much more demerit that we deserve. If not for the Grace of G-d, none of us could stand and say I deserve another chance, I deserve better than this. Heaven is a mirror that reflects onto us our own character, morals and judgments. One who acts with truth will be shown truth. One who acts with mercy will be shown mercy. What you yourself do is what is done to you. Being truthful and acting with mercy towards oneself and others in a sure recipe to safeguard one from hard times and harmful circumstances. While no one is wise enough to foresee and avoid all troubles in life, nonetheless, one who lives by truth and by mercy faces much less complications and many more good opportunities. When one does that which is right and proper in the eyes of Heaven, one’s character radiates forth like the beams of the sun. One who lives by truth and mercy receives truth and mercy. One who receives truth and mercy from Heaven shines with the Light of Heaven. These are those whom we called blessed. One who is blessed by Heaven will receive special Divine guidance. The blessed are those whose hearts are open to Heaven and whose minds think clearly here on Earth. The blessed live by Heavenly standards in our Earthy quagmire. As such, they shine Light into darkness and bring healing to the sick. The blessed bind the broken heart and mend the broken bone. The blessed are the teachers who lead by example and not merely by instruction. The blessed by their natural proper behavior and their natural good heart know that which is proper and good. They thus do it, naturally and always. This is why they are blessed by Heaven and respected by others here on Earth. Truth has a way of making itself known. One who lives by truth will also become known for such. One who lives by mercy will be shown mercy. One who is shown mercy will also become apparent when life’s adversities arise. Those with open eyes clearly see the value of truth and mercy. Why then would one not chose to embrace this most wise, secure and safest of ways and follow its path forever?
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