Big Ideals for Meaningful Lives

“Children grow to fill the space we create for them, and if it’s big, they will walk tall. Ideals are big; material possessions are small. Ideals are what make life meaningful. People may envy others for what they earn or own, but they admire others for what they are and what principles they live by – and it’s better to be admired than to be envied.”

Letters to the Next Generation: Reflections for Yom Kippur