Nachdaily: 5 Minute Perek Of Tanach Covering The Entire Navi. Sefer Yehoshua, Shoftim, Shmuel, Melachim, Yeshaya, Yirmiya, Ye

This perek opens up with Shlomo Hamelech again speaking to “my son,” which can be understood as the inner child inside all of us which is interested in learning and absorbing new ideas. Often, as we get older, we become stuck in our ways and are not open to new ideas which would give birth to new attitudes and a change in perspective. Shlomo advises us not to take on commitments and pledges that we can't handle. Overextending ourselves beyond our capabilities will cause us to feel trapped, and be the source of a considerable amount of anguish. Therefore, Shlomo warns, we should humble ourselves by knowing what we're capable of. It is equally as important to know what we’re not capable of as well. Verse 6 says: “Leich el nimala atzel, re’ay d’racheha v’chochom - Lazy one, go to the ant; see its ways and grow wise.” The ant has no one in charge of it telling it what to do, yet it stores up food in the summer for when it won't be available in the winter, unlike men who can often be lazy, sleeping through li