Rabbi's Corner

Hold Your Tongue and Let it Go

Now Esau harbored a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing which his father had given him, and Esau said to himself, “Let but the mourning period of my father come, and I will kill my brother Jacob.” (Genesis 27:41)

1. Harbouring a grudge does more damage to ourselves than to others and the longer we hold on to it the more damage is done.  
2. Sometimes we say things in a moment of anger that we really don’t mean.  Those words leave an indelible, hateful scar.  

This one sentence teaches two important lessons, wait before you speak and let go of grudges.
Easier said than done.