Seeing Yourself Through Your Best Lens - The Story of the Lost Leopard

Summary

The speaker tells a parable about a couple who spend a year pretending to be leopards at a zoo. When one of them finally speaks, a visitor realizes they are human.

The story illustrates how a single revealing moment can show who someone truly is, even after a long time spent hiding that nature.

Key Takeaways

• Don’t define yourself by your lowest moments or by a period when you feel you’ve failed. Remember the times you acted as your best self, and let them help you recognize who you are.
• A difficult stretch or mistake does not necessarily define your underlying nature. It may be more like a disguise than your true self.

Presenter and Source

Rabbi YY Jacobson; TheYeshiva.net