We respond to every follow-up question submitted, but only publish selected ones.
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personalities.
Question: Why do people take it so seriously when someone doesn’t say “Hello!” to them?
Answer: Because “Hello!” is another way of saying, “I acknowledge that you exist and that you matter” Everyone wants to feel like they matter. To ignore someone’s greeting says, “you don’t matter to me right now”.
Hope that’s helpful,
Rabbi Seinfeld
RabbiSeinfeld.blogspot.com
