Parshat Vayeishev

Yosef got a coat of many colors,
But he was hated by his brothers,
When he told his family about the dreams he had,
His brothers were even more mad.

They threw him into a pit when he was 17 years old,
To Potifar, as a slave he was sold,
To his master's wife he refused to give in,
For 12 years he was thrown into prison.

Why don't we hear Yosef complaining,
"Poor me! Why me?" he should have been saying,
Instead an amazing thing we find,
Yosef goes out of his way to be nice and kind.

"Why do your faces look bad today?"
He asks the butler and baker right away,
Why does Yosef have such a positive attitude?
Why isn't he in a bitter and depressed mood?

To Yosef, one thing was as clear as day,
Hashem was with him every step of the way,
In the end, when his brothers apologize,
Yosef says, "It was from Hashem to save our lives."

From Yosef we get the strength to persevere,
When we face challenges, we know Hashem is near,
Instead of saying, "It's not fair!"
We know there is a reason we are here.

There is no such thing as a coincidence,
Everything that happens is by divine providence,
We can always SMILE and be happy,
Everything is for the best we will see!

Souvenir: smiley face bendables