Twelve Days of Omer 5777

Today is twelve days, which is one week and five days, ofthe Omer. Hod of Gevurah, Humility in Discipline / Judgment / Reverence.

Humilityis another virtue I am learning as an adult. There are times when I feelswimming in it (like when a fellow student calls me rabbi and I ignore himbecause, hi, I'm just a first-year student). When my judging brain is inaction, humility is the farthest thing from me.

In secularwork environments, I doubt anyone has ever considered "humble" as afitting description for me. And yet, like many people, there is a deeply rootedfeeling of being unseen / not rising high enough that distances me fromhumility.

The Meaningful Life Center exercise for the day is: "Before judging anyone, insure that you are doing so selflessly with no personal bias." I'm not sure it is possible to judge without any bias. So I'm going to keep meditating on this exercise while I prepare for my first day of classes following Passover break.