tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014209.post5068991085941369551..comments2024-03-28T14:55:27.949+02:00Comments on My Right Word: So That's the Reason for a Bar-MitzvahYMedadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333122797414935958noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014209.post-86652047682533756182007-12-26T12:12:00.000+02:002007-12-26T12:12:00.000+02:00Hey, be happyHey, be happyYMedadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333122797414935958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014209.post-46904591134099119742007-12-26T11:20:00.000+02:002007-12-26T11:20:00.000+02:00I'd imagine that's generally true (untrue though i...I'd imagine that's <I>generally</I> true (untrue though it may be with me), but why 13? Rashi's opening to Chayey Sarah would be somewhat useful here too: What someone believes at 13, they believe (or are destined to believe) at 6! Who changes their mind before 13? The facts are that almost no one changes their mind <I>after</I> 13, but that's only on account of their never changing it anyway!<BR/><BR/>And I grant no congratulatory exception to the large minority that <I>b'davka</I> rebel against their parents points of view in their teens and twenties. That's even <I>less</I> intellectually impressive than just going with the flow of your youth.<BR/><BR/>mnuez<BR/><BR/>P.S. I'm sure my rant regarding the obtuseness of my fellow humans entirely misses the point of the linked-to article. I was just going off on the provided sentences. (And feeling quite superior as I do so. ;-)mnuezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328856077944673860noreply@blogger.com