14 August 2023 · A sentence from the teachings of Rav Kook

Rav Kook's Sayings / The Evil-Eyed

„Those whose soul is evil from its foundation... they are the evil-eyed, to whom the whole world appears in the color of...”

(Shemonah Kevatzim 3:183)

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There are people whom we enjoy being beside. And there are those beside whom it is unpleasant to be — those who see the world in shades of black, who search only for evil all day long. And these people are people to whom things are bad. And they cast their difficulty outward, into the world. Of course we all have hard periods, and that is okay, but as a society, we must take care that the black outlook does not take over the discourse! Otherwise, it may become a false prophecy that causes itself to be fulfilled...

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