16 June 2025 · A sentence from the teachings of Rav Kook

Goals

„Without a goal, the valor of life will gradually dissolve; its strength will diminish and sink, and it will languish and step toward its decay, which is prepared before it on the downward slope.”From Shemonah Kevatzim I, 18

Life without a goal is a degenerate life. A goal in life is something that gives strength to its very existence. When a person feels that the goals in his life have ended, it is very hard for him to advance. The valor of life is the force that gives us the air to breathe, that makes the blood flow in our veins. If you wish to do a kindness with a person, give him a goal.

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