CHILDREN'S QUESTION

CHILDREN'S QUESTION

(I apologize for the slightly cynical tone of the article. I just consider the scheme as "language technology" dry and cold)

Children - the biggest egoists in the world. From birth, they "yuzayut" gave rise to them, for sustenance and protection. And if not for the innate instincts (maternal women and procreation in men *), people would kill their children.

But at the same time, children are the best "simulator" causeless and selfless love **. The most difficult to love those who are close to you, because your ego is faced with their selfishness every day. A sort of the effect of the submarine. Simply love the starving in Africa than those with whom you live under the same roof.

(An interesting point - "neighbor" in Hebrew sounds and written as "Dr.", as well as the word "evil, bad")

Actually because the Jewish doctrine establishes the procedure to help people, according to which the closest are in the first place. Kabbalah (according Baal Sulyamu) indicates the main stages through which develops love for the creatures and their Creator - family, friends and teachers, their people, all people. Love all creatures = love for the Creator. And such love and overpoweringly no alternative. But the beginning of the journey - the closest people, because after not skip steps.

Remarks:

* Male instinct of procreation is also a help in fulfilling the very first commandment "Be fruitful and multiply." This men's commandment - "convince" a woman to give birth, and also fertilize it;

* Often we confuse love with symbiosis and / or desire to possess another person. But love, as such - it is purely altruistic feeling, accompanied by practical impact of objects of love. At the same time, it has the right to eternal existence only the sense of separation. And unrequited love either passes or is canceled or subject's object of love. If they say that they say "love is gone", and therefore it was not ..