- Hello, Rabbi Eliyahu Essas! Thank you for your site. Maybe you will prompt, than you need to be guided, if there is a transition from a romantic view of life to a more critical. I tried to read books on philosophy, the Bible, but did not find for yourself something important.


Ekaterina, Novokuznetsk, Russia



- The period in human life, which, as you have outlined peculiar romantic view of life - in our books is divided into two stages.

1. Until full adulthood (approximately 20 years). This is the period of most active formation of identity - when a person learns life. Accumulating own observations, drawing on information from books, manuals, parents and teachers, learning from the experience of senior colleagues and so on. D.

2. The period from 20 to 40 years old. This is the period when a person realizes that largely grew out of the school-age student has the experience, know how to take on these or other issues, is able to analyze and draw conclusions - as it seems, is willing and able to change the world. Of course, age boundaries here may not be accurate.

At the end of the second stage comes the so-called mid-life crisis. Man, as he is represented in all spheres of life, including personal, social life and so on. E., Reaches the limit of its own possibilities. And nothing, he thinks, can not be done. He begins a kind of internal panic, he is in a decadent mood. Despite the fact that it continues to function normally (the house of their family responsibilities, copes with its tasks in the workplace and in public life). It was then, and there is the danger of which you write.

You ask, what guided that there is no void in the soul, not to fall into nihilism. Unfortunately, many people do not even suspect that the human soul its stages of development. The root of the error here is that the people usually confuses the acquisition of specific knowledge and specific experience (even considerable) with a real awareness of their own capacity, its capacity, etc. That is, the physical maturity -.. with the maturity of the soul.

When the soul is ripe, the man starts to intuitively realize that the world is ruled by the Almighty (someone previously believed in the existence of a Creator, but a true understanding of this only comes with maturity of soul on a deeper level - even for those who have studied the Torah and lived at a young age Jewish life), that He gives everyone the opportunity to change the world - without the empty vanity, without breaking the wood and not spinning like a squirrel in a wheel, but in the process of gradual, on the possibilities and abilities of each, comprehending wisdom of God.

It is obvious that for a Jew is - the study of the Torah. This primarily refers to the Jews and the Jews understood that to truly live a Jewish life - that is our role in the world and our goals are defined Jewish tradition. A great help in finding your true place in the world (in all directions) is able to provide our site.

How to be a non-Jew?

Main points made in the reply, it will be useful to him. I want to emphasize that non-Jews should comprehend the wisdom of the Most High, and turn to Him with prayers outside any invented, man-made religions.

If a person goes out on the right path - his life is filled with serious, profound meaning. And then the crisis does not pose a danger to it - not in 40 or 60 or 80 years.


Rav Eliyahu Eliyahu Essas

http://evrey.com


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