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Frustrated and aggravated

Hi Rabbi,
Lately I’ve been noticing that the list of people who annoy and aggravate me daily is growing. This is concerning me, and is making me wonder if I am actually the problem, and not everyone else. The only thing is, I feel justified in being frustrated by these people’s actions, and feel like many of them are doing objectively ridiculous things. But then another part of me is uncomfortable with that assertion, as regardless of whether it’s justified or not, I still need to be able to coexist more happily with people. Do you have any advice on how I can achieve this? Even when different personalities feel insufferable to be around, and even when people more directly say things to me or about me that annoy me, is there a way to not be so aggravated by it… to let it go… and to not feel like the only way to actually like most people is to be away from them?
Thanks for your time.

There are no hard and fast rules about white shirts. In general, a white shirt is considered to be a modest but respectable garment, and a person should wear clothing that is respectable.


Also, part of the day is spent standing in prayer in front of the Creator, and this certainly warrants respectable attire.


In any case, the main thing is not the external garments, but rather the spiritual ones, namely, a person’s thought, speech, and deed. Physical clothing is only a means to the end, the goal being purity of spiritual garments.

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