Ep. 52 | One Of The Dumbest Things That Smart People Like Us Do All The Time.

The RDL Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Blaze Podcast Network

Religion, Philosophy, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.8 • 842 Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

What is the semi-addictive behavior in which most of us engage to our own detriment? To what activity do most of us devote a shockingly high number of hours each week for which we get zero benefit? What is worse, this activity not only brings no benefit but it actually causes damage to us. If evil enemies wanted to harm the United States of America and render it weak both economically and militarily, they couldn’t have come up with a better plot than this one in which we willingly collaborate. Not surprisingly, those weakest members of society, the least productive and most destructive, spend most time on this harmful thing. Do you really want to promote uniformity of thought? Do you really want to eliminate all individuality and all diversity of outlook? Well, just continue doing what you’re already doing and encourage others to do the same. Is there a solution? Of course! Do you really think your rabbi would leave you dangling? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The more the world changes, the more we find comfort in the things that never change.
0:05.9	This is Rabbi Daniel Appen on demand on the Blaze Radio Network.
0:12.4	Welcome all you happy warriors to the Rabbi Daniel Appan Show, where I, your rabbi, reveal how the world really works.
0:28.6	And I call you Happy Warriors because this show is focused not just on your bodies, but on your souls as well.
0:41.2	And every single listener to this show, if you are a regular listener to this show, I can assure you that you have a young and vibrant soul.
0:52.5	What is more?
0:54.7	We're all happy warriors because in order to live productively, you've got to fight every single day.
1:02.7	You've got to fight against the forces of entropy, if nothing else.
1:06.4	You fight to maintain your possessions.
1:09.5	After all, everything is trying to rust.
1:12.4	Everything needs paint.
1:13.6	Everything needs constant repairing.
1:15.5	That's a fight.
1:16.8	You fight to build and maintain your family.
1:19.6	Yeah, every single day there's a challenge there.
1:22.8	You fight to maintain your business or your profession or your career because there are challenges to that
1:28.3	all the time. Life is a fight. And that's a good thing because to stop fighting, to stop seeking
1:37.1	and to stop striving, well, that's to die. And I call you not just warriors, but happy warriors, because to throw yourself into the fight
1:48.8	for eight or ten hours a day, six days a week is one thing. But to do all that consistently
1:56.1	with a debonair smile on your face and a jaunty pace to your stride.
2:03.5	To do all that while generating an irrepressible surge of happiness welling up in your soul,
2:09.8	well, that means that you are spiritually grounded in everything that is life-affirming.
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