Rabbi Zylberstein relates a story of a mother and father who were very busy people. They ran a business and had very little time for their children. When the father would come home from work he would say hello to his children but as they would approach him to speak he never had time. If the phone would ring he would immediately answer it and could speak for hours, but for his children he didn't have the time. One day as the father walked in his ten year old son left the house. After a few minutes, the house phone rang and the father answered. To the father's surprise it was his son on the phone. The father asked the son why did he just leave the house only to call? The young son answered "Father, whenever you come home and I want to speak with you, to tell you how my day is or what I am feeling you simply don't have time for me. If the phone rings though, you answer and have lots of time for the person on the other line. I decided I wanted to be the person on the other end so you would have time for me as well".

We live in a busy and stressful world. We are taking care of children, working to provide for our families, and managing numerous other issues and demands. In the age of the smartphone we are constantly busy and occupied, but some times we may lose the bigger picture. We may get caught up in the daily grind and  forget the most important things and people in life, but let's not wait for such a phone call to re-align. 

Shabbat Shalom,

Heath