25 July 2012 · A sentence from the teachings of Rav Kook

„In every level and in every attainment of a world there is a treasure…”

„In every level and in every attainment of a world there is a treasure of holiness, and when a person leaps and flies at a speed greater than his level, then he empties himself of the holy content of the lower levels, which are the ones fit for him, and to the higher levels he cannot cleave, because they are too spiritual for him. Th...”

When we leap over a level out of a desire to reach as quickly as possible the height to which we aspire, we fall.

There are no shortcuts, and there is no possibility of skipping levels. We must ascend level after level, rung after rung, step by step, with the aim of advancing.

Whoever leaps and reaches a height that is not fitting for him will find himself suffering in his new place, and very quickly will return to his previous place.

And just as we must not skip levels ourselves, so we must not cause others to leap to levels in which they are not.

In this matter, people engaged in education must act with extra caution toward their students — not to skip levels and not to raise the child to places where he is not, but rather to accompany, to be present, and to rejoice in every single step.

And if we have already leaped over a level and found ourselves crashing back to our previous place, we can console ourselves that the matter was not in vain, and that this journey is a large part of our advancement to the next level.

Along the way I will recommend a book that came into my hands, written by Kinneret Dror. It deals with precisely this subject —

Have a pleasant rest of the evening, everyone!