<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Regarding my original post, I think my point has been lost.<div>I wrote that one interpretation given regarding the sin of the </div><div>ten meraglim was that they had no faith in themselves. This</div><div>psychological interpretation has merit since one's self image</div><div>can dictate how one lives his life. If you believe in G-d but </div><div>don't believe in yourself, then you are living only in heaven.</div><div>If you believe in yourself but don't believe in G-d, then you</div><div>are living only on earth. Both are sinful. The ideal and exemplary</div><div>way is to believe in G-d and believe in yourself. Both Joshua</div><div>and Caleb typified the latter.</div><div><br></div><div>R' Meir Rabi wrote: I must claim my innocence, I am just the </div><div>piano player, playing whats on the music sheet. I love that analogy</div><div>and as a musician, I would like to amplify on that. Playing what's</div><div>on the music sheet is just the beginning. There are so many factors</div><div>that enter into it: 1) How well you play the piano? 2) What kind of </div><div>piano are you playing? 3) How do you interpret what's on the music </div><div>sheet? 4) What is the rendition of the piece? a) Is it played according</div><div>to Hillel or according to Shammai? b) do you use Rashi's</div><div>interpretation or Rambam's? 5) If you have 10 world famous </div><div>pianists playing the piece, can you tell the differences according</div><div>to who the pianist is?</div><div><br></div><div>So as one can see, it is much more complex than meets the eye</div><div>(or ear).</div><div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>"<font face="Verdana"><i>Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity. When I give, I give myself</i></font>." Walt Whitman</div>
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