Parsha VaYigash: Crazy, Stupid Faith!

Man, some people are such stupid romantics!  They believe in things they can't see.  They believe in their dreams.  They believe in True Love, happily ever after, and maybe even that one day the world will be perfect and the Messiah will come.  Crazy…

But who changes the world?  Really, think about it.  Do the people who are happy with the status-quo ever find the fire to change the world?  Do people who are OK to accept things as they are, create insane new inventions, or go out an change lives and societies and bring peace to the world?  Do people who are OK with fighting and cold silence ever make the effort to bring peace between their friends?

It's crazy, people say to you.  Stop putting yourself out there, they say.  Don't take such stupid risks, they say.

But Chanukah says, GO CRAZY!!!  Jacob and Joseph in this weeks Torah portion say, BE STUPID!!!  HaShem says, don't ever apologize or feel bad for being the person who cannot color in the lines.  Because the future – the new picture of reality, lives outside the currently drawn lines.

Life is a journey.  But it becomes an amazing adventure when we live it with Crazy, Stupid Faith!

Attached please find this weeks Shu-Shine for the Torah portion of 'VaYigash': "Crazy, Stupid Faith!"

May we all be blessed to scribble outside the lines more often, to do more trust-falls into the next moment, and to live life as an adventure wherein we are the star of the new things that are happening.

With Love and a Smile,

~Shu