Rabbi Steven Stark Lowenstein: Two Slips of Paper
Rabbi Steven Lowenstein shares an ancient teaching about carrying two slips of paper—“the world was created for me” and “I am but dust and ashes.” Brandon Gimbel connects it to psychological balance and impermanence:
“In one pocket it should say, ‘the world was created for me,’ and in the other pocket, ‘I am but dust and ashes.’ We live between those two worlds.”