Parents ought to have a clear picture of what they want their family to look like, based on eternal values that are as true today as they were for our grandparents. Only then can we have heads that are not tails. We can reconnect to our Head, the true Higher Authority. Once ultimate authority is weakened, all authority is weakened.īut we can turn this around. We have lost our Head, our source of absolute truth. The reason for this crisis in the modern world is clear. Instead of ideals shaping reality, it’s the other way around-whatever my reality is, I will shape my ideals to fit it. What should be the head is nothing more than a tail. Individuals are often not living lives directed by core beliefs and lofty ideals, but rather follow their lower instincts, and then develop convoluted justifications for living a life of self-indulgence. Many parents are not giving their children clear direction and guidance, but rather take their cues from the children themselves, and cave in to their every desire. What should be the head is nothing more than a tail . . . We see governments and communal leaders who aren’t building policies based on deeply held values and time-tested truths, but rather shape their platforms by following popular opinion and adopting whatever pet issues are in fashion on the day. Rather than leading with vision and purpose, today’s leaders are often no more than followers. In almost every area of life-familial, communal, global and personal-there is a gaping void at the top. I read somewhere that there is a custom to eat the head of a fish on the night of Rosh Hashanah, to symbolize that in the coming year “we should be the head and not the tail.” What does this actually mean? I can’t make head or tail of it . . .
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