Kirk Whalum Blog
April 20, 2011
When is it day??
In honor of the Passover, I submit the following old Jewish story:
An old rabbi once asked his students how one could recognize the time when night ends and day begins. "is it when, from a great distance, you can tell a dog from a sheep?" one student asked. "No," said the rabbi. "Is it when, from a great distance, you can tell a date palm from a fig tree?" another student asked. "No," said the rabbi. "Then when is it?" the students asked. "It is when you look into the face of any human creature and see your brother or your sister there. Until then, night is still with us."
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