Short Story: The Rabbi talks to his students on Personality Types

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Rabbi Usherle Jacobsman, had prepared a talk for his students on personality types. Here is what he said to them: "Our personality resists all of our efforts to change it." "We are born with a certain tendency towards associating with a certain style of living our lives, which we call a personality type." "The truth is though, we should not try to be someone, other than who we are." "We should work with this personality type then, and not work against it, by our trying to change it, so as to be someone who we are not." "Here are the different personality types that we recognise in our religion." "The first type is the selfless leader, who leads to help others, and not to try to build an empire for himself, which he himself can then lead and laud it over. They are a role model, for the rest of us to follow." "The second type of personality is the peacemaker, the one who tries to always settle disputes amongst others. He tries to bring people together, rather than allow them to drive each other apart. He brings a calming influence to all." "The third type is the sometimes unruly type, a drifter, a free living person, who has no roots planted anywhere, and is happy anywhere, as he freely accepts all positions, which he finds himself within. They are usually very intuitive though, and in some part of themselves, they are aware, of what is really going on around themselves too. They are open to all eventualities." "A fourth type is a restless, fighter, arguer, stick to your guns, stubborn type of a person." "They stand up for causes, then try to get the cause put into action, via doggard steps towards implementation. They do remain conscientious to what they believe in, though." "A subset of this type is the driver, who drives himself through hard work, and self-discipline." "They can be aggressive, selfish, or self-centred, but also look towards making bonds with others, but which tend to be selfishly self-directed bonds. The good side of this is that they are joiners, connectors, and bring ideas together, fitting the pieces together for others." "Then, there is a fifth type of personality, who is the generous type, who always does more than what is required. They give of their own time and efforts for a cause, or just to help others, not wanting ever to be fully compensated for their actions. They are agreeable to all." "This type is also a self-starter, who will initiate action, where others stand back, and wait for someone else to step up to the plate, and to start hitting runs for the home team." "Then we have the student, the scholar, who always wants to learn something new from everything that they do, in life. They are continual learners. This also makes of them excellent teachers, if they are given the chance to teach." "They are the introverts, the introspective types, the wise types, who could be called sages, or philosophers too. They are flexible types too, though, and they can adapt themselves within any environment that they find themselves within, while remaining themselves, and a little reserved, and distanced from what they immerse themselves in too." "The seventh type of personality is the manager, the business entrepreneurial type, the self-made man, so to speak. They are industrious, pioneers, survivors, resilient, and they are always hopeful about the outcomes of their speculation, and business deals. They are all for freedom of choice, and rights for individuals. They are the transformers of society, always trying to create a better one for them to do their business within, while believing in the principles of business too." "The eighth, and final type of personality, in this teaching is the hungry, restless, eternal seeker type." "He, or she, wants to not be of this world, but already in the next, and they want to know about these other afterlife there worlds now. They are one-sided about this, and want to solve these riddles, before they buckle down to real-life here. They can become overly focussed, almost possessed in finding out the truth." "So, there you have it, my lads," he said. "When we meet again, I want each one of you to tell me which of these 8 personality types that you think is you, or which one you identify with the most." "We are all one of these types, but sometimes we can have a dominant type, with parts of another type attached into our mix too." Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com The Rabbi was a scholar type of personality, and this is why he loved to prepare these teaching sessions for his students.