Q&A: Blessing and Curse
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Blessing and Curse
Question
I saw some video today by Orit Navon in which she explains how much cursing and foul language contribute to a person’s mental and physical resilience. What does the Rabbi think—would it be possible, in light of the studies brought there, to adopt that kind of behavior pattern of throwing around foul language during the day at annoying things and the like?
Answer
I don’t know who this Orit is, but there are millions of articles and studies, and if you took every such article and study seriously, you wouldn’t get very far.
Beyond that, even if it does contribute to mental health, that doesn’t mean it’s proper to behave that way. There are other values besides mental health.