Reach For The Sky - Parshat Toldot

[Music] as a Young Man the villon was part of a group of aspiring many years later after the villon became famous far and wide one member of that group met up with his old friend and asked him how he'd managed to become so great in learning the vill gold replied to him do you remember the gamar in kiga where Hill says you cannot compare someone who reviews his learning 100 times to one who reviews his learning 101 times yes replied the friend said the vnon did you really believe that gamorra without any iota of a doubt of course said the other one the villon said I didn't and so I checked it out myself inspirational stories about great people can often have the reverse effect they can uninspired by the seemingly unbridgeable gap between in our own efforts and the stories of self-sacrifice and extraordinary commitment but something quite magical happens if you can go beyond your comfort zone 101 is not one time more than 100 it's an entirely different world once there was a competition to climb the stairs of the Empire State Building all 102 floors without stopping most of the contestants gave up before they reached the 80th floor but there was one determined fellow who wouldn't quit on and on he pushed 81 82 83 84 with nothing but willpower he he pulled himself up to the 88th floor he crawled up to the 89th he lay sprawled on the floor listening to the wind howling outside the building a little voice inside him wouldn't let him rest he clawed his way on each step felt like a huge platform just one more he reached the 90th floor and he collapsed he failed he just couldn't go on and then he saw a sign in front of him saying if you got this far you can take the elevator when we reach up to God with all our power all our might he sends down the elevator to bring us up to [Music] him yes B each big turn