We must be willing to listen to our elders. Moses was certainly not a young man but he was willing heed his father-in-law Jethro's advice to split the responsibility of helping the Israelites with their issues. Rabbi Simcha Zissel Ziv, the Alter of Kelm also comments on willingness: "The one who answers 'amen' is greater than the one who makes the blessing " (Talmud, Nazir 66b). Why? Because this indicates willingness to accept the obligation of the words.
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