In tribute to Rabbi Zelig Pliskin, my Rabbi during my time at Yeshiva, whose lifelong devotion to the sanctity of speech—reflected in his works, such as Guard Your Tongue, and rooted in the teachings of the Chofetz Chaim—continues to guide and inspire.

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A man once came to a sage, burdened by the weight of a spoken word.

“I regret what I said,” he admitted. “Tell me how to make it right.”

The sage replied: “Go, buy a bag of seeds. Scatter them in the streets, across the fields, wherever the wind carries them. Then return in a week.”

The man obeyed. He scattered the seeds and came back a week later.

“I’ve done it,” he said.

“Good,” said the sage. “Now go back and gather every seed.”

The man looked at him in disbelief. “That’s........

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