By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Florida
“A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory.”
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Back in the 1930’s, a large shoe conglomerate with stores all over North America, wished to explore the developing market of the emerging African Continent. Two high level representatives were dispatched to scout the villages across the continent and assess the opportunities.
Before long, the first rep. reported back: “The mission is a disaster. No one in these parts even knows what shoes are, let alone wears them! The situation is hopeless.”
Soon after, the second scout filed his own report. His cable read: “Urgent! Send 10,000 pairs of shoes ASAP. The place is ripe with opportunity. Nobody here owns a pair of shoes!”
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“We were like grasshoppers in our eyes, and so we were in their eyes.” (Numbers 13:33)
Grasshopper Mentality – If You Don’t Believe in Yourself, Who Will?
By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Florida
“A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory.”
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –Back in the 1930’s, a large shoe conglomerate with stores all over North America, wished to explore the developing market of the emerging African Continent. Two high level representatives were dispatched to scout the villages across the continent and assess the opportunities.
Before long, the first rep. reported back: “The mission is a disaster. No one in these parts even knows what shoes are, let alone wears them! The situation is hopeless.”
Soon after, the second scout filed his own report. His cable read: “Urgent! Send 10,000 pairs of shoes ASAP. The place is ripe with opportunity. Nobody here owns a pair of shoes!”
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“We were like grasshoppers in our eyes, and so we were in their eyes.” (Numbers 13:33)
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