Thoughts for Chanukkah

I subscribe to a Jewish oriented website (http://www.aish.com). They send a newsletter every week with very interesting articles (naturally Jewish in nature). Whenever I can make some time, I read them and enjoy most of them very much. I especially enjoy comparing notes between what I hold to be true and what they propose...

The following is a very brief excerpt from one of these articles. The name of the article is "Is it a Jewish value to yield or to resist?":

"While the Shabbat candles illumine the private domain of the home, the Chanukah candles are a statement to the public domain. Similarly, the place for yielding is in the home, within the family. The place for standing up for one's convictions is the public realm. Unfortunately, we often reverse the two..."

You can find the full article here: http://www.aish.com/h/c/t/dt/48969871.html

TOTD (taken from the same article): Validating another's reality is the key to honoring others.