KIDS Issue 888 · December 1, 2021

Hidden Heroes

How Yossi Hecht and Asher to the Yatzar — Praise to the Creator — are changing the world

Hidden Heroes

 

Have you ever heard the following expression?

You don’t appreciate it until it hurts.

It’s true that many of us often don’t value and appreciate every part of our body that is in top form, working behind-the-scenes, 24/7, to keep us healthy and comfortable.

When do we remember?

When it’s hurt or injured. When something goes wrong.

We think about our teeth when a tooth aches, and about our tongue when we burn it. When was the last time we gave any thought to the many hormones in our bloodstream, or our sugar and insulin levels? Our ears and hearing, our eyes and our vision, our ability to walk, and talk, and sit comfortably, without pain? Our ability to use the bathroom, to eat, to breathe, to grow, and to stop bleeding when we get a small cut?

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