Picked up a new magazine entitled Zman. Intigued by the subjects of the articles, I decided to purchase the magazine and have been reading it cover to cover. The first item I came across was an adaptation of a Rabbi Paysach Krohn lecture about seven strategies for dealing with the financial crisis.
Strategy # 5 caught my eye as it discusses going on vacations and many people are in the midst of planning their Pesach vacations.
"My mother always used to tell me: Blessing comes when you keep a low profile.
The Gemara in Taanis (8b) teaches us as well: "Blessing comes only with things that are hidden from the eye."
If you have a great job and take vacations do not talk about them. ...If you merit having a livelihood, especially in these difficult days; do not talk about it. If something good happens in your life there is only one person you should call who is guaranteed to be happy for you: Your mother. No one else. Not your brother-in-law. Not your sister-in-law. No one!
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