I really hate my job. Honestly. I lay in bed every morning and dread going to work. Some days the only reason I get out of bed is to daven. If you've ever seen the movie "Office Space" you've seen more or less my situation at work. Except he had a much nicer work environment than I do, and a higher job satisfaction than I could ever hope to achieve.
We were discussing this sad situation in the parent's lounge while we waited for our kids to finish Sunday Religious School last week. I was asked what I liked to do, and I had to answer, "Not much". How do I want to spend my days? I would like to be able to go to minyan everyday, go to synagogue and spend time with my family. That is it. My only hopes of ever reaching this Nirvana-like experience is to someday win the lotto or retire. I really don't want to wait to be able to afford to retire as that may take another fifty years or so and I don't think I have that kinda time.
So I buy "Mega-Millions" tickets. When the jackpot gets really high I'm tempted to start bargaining with the Almighty. Here's the deal, if I win several hundred million dollars we both win. Automatically He gets ten percent right off the top, pre-tax dollars. Then with the rest of it I will take care of my family. How? Well the younger kids will be switched to the Hebrew Academy immediately, Camp Ramah every summer, and have the best Jewish education money can buy. Plus we would start a few foundations to teach the children the importance of tzedakah and helping the community. Next, I wouldn't have to work anymore, so I could fill my days going to minyan (we always need more people to show up) and working on the shul's website and just puttering around helping out where I can. I wouldn't even want any plaques with my name on them.
But I'm sure this kind of bargaining with the Supreme is wrong on several levels, so I don't even try. But I'm probably in trouble just for thinking it out this much.
But I still buy tickets, and if I win...
We were discussing this sad situation in the parent's lounge while we waited for our kids to finish Sunday Religious School last week. I was asked what I liked to do, and I had to answer, "Not much". How do I want to spend my days? I would like to be able to go to minyan everyday, go to synagogue and spend time with my family. That is it. My only hopes of ever reaching this Nirvana-like experience is to someday win the lotto or retire. I really don't want to wait to be able to afford to retire as that may take another fifty years or so and I don't think I have that kinda time.
So I buy "Mega-Millions" tickets. When the jackpot gets really high I'm tempted to start bargaining with the Almighty. Here's the deal, if I win several hundred million dollars we both win. Automatically He gets ten percent right off the top, pre-tax dollars. Then with the rest of it I will take care of my family. How? Well the younger kids will be switched to the Hebrew Academy immediately, Camp Ramah every summer, and have the best Jewish education money can buy. Plus we would start a few foundations to teach the children the importance of tzedakah and helping the community. Next, I wouldn't have to work anymore, so I could fill my days going to minyan (we always need more people to show up) and working on the shul's website and just puttering around helping out where I can. I wouldn't even want any plaques with my name on them.
But I'm sure this kind of bargaining with the Supreme is wrong on several levels, so I don't even try. But I'm probably in trouble just for thinking it out this much.
But I still buy tickets, and if I win...
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