Purim

Today begins Purim. It is the standard Jewish story -- they tried to kill us, they failed, let's eat - with a small twist. In this story, the hero is a heroine. Esther shows great courage - physical and spiritual - to save her people. It is one of the harder right vs. easier wrong tales. She probably could have lived a very comfortable life as the Queen even if the plot to kill the Jews had come to fruition as her heritage was a secret from the King, but she chose to put it all on the line (literally) to save her people. It is a lesson we could all learn from for today.