In my heart of hearts, I was envious of each of them. They were touching souls and elevating spirits
Throughout my adult life, my mother has been urging me to speak, teach, and transfer knowledge to others in such an arena.
“Don’t you want to be at the forefront of changing lives?” she would ask. “Isn’t giving over Torah wisdom a most elevated goal?”
But I can’t. I’ve always been painfully shy. To me, public speaking is a close relative to public flogging. And while I love to engage people one-on-one, trying to present to many people all at one time seems utterly overwhelming.
And so, predictably, I ended up majoring in computer science and for many years worked designing software for a big defense firm. As my family grew and I wanted to limit my work hours, I decided to turn my efforts to working close by in a setting in which I could interface with my community. I ended up, of all places, in my children’s school, supporting their educational technology needs.
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