Appreciate

We learned that when Hashem wanted everyone to spread apart, he made them all speak different languages. When we learn about this as a kid, we hear about all the nations building the Tower of Bavel and then they all couldn't understand each other and couldn't build the tower. At the time, it's kind of humorous. I mean come on, what could be funnier than a whole bunch of people trying to build a tower and not being able to understand each other? Now that we're a bit older, I think I can say for most of us that the idea of all the sudden not being able to speak to someone or understand them is pretty scary. I know that I talk a lot, so I definitely wouldn't be able to not communicate with people. It's weird to think about, but we don't really ever take a step back and say oh i'm so thankful I'm able to talk and interact with other people. I know we're constantly saying how we take certain things for granted, but it's scary to think that something so simple as communicating with the people around us could be taken away in a second. I think that there are many things we can take away from Hashem's punishment of the people, but what I've specifically taken away from it is that even the most seemingly simple things are really so special and complex.