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True Naivety

By Tzvi Freeman

What is it that the child has to teach?

The child naively believes that everything should be fair
and everyone should be honest,
that only good should prevail,
that everybody should have what they want
and there should be no pain or sadness.

The child believes the world should be perfect
and is outraged to discover it is not.

And the child is right.

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By Tzvi Freeman

From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman. To order Tzvi's book, "Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here. Rabbi Freeman is available for public speaking and workshops. Read more on his bio page.

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Posted: Nov 16, 2009

the child is right

we are here to make a tikun so it can not be utopia even though we wish and believe it should be. once we understand that we would love G-d even though it is not as we want it to be.
gam zu letova, this too is for the best.

Posted By mally

Posted: Nov 15, 2009

RE TRUE NAIVETY

That was heart felt wonderfully said! I feel my flame burning upward from that!

Thank you Rabbi Freeman your doing a great job!!!

Posted By Michelle Andre

Posted: Nov 15, 2009

True Naivetey

This is true; and thank G-d that it is true...and it makes Me think of the scripture: "and a little child shall lead them".
And I think that is why We have Torah to guide us...because in reality We are inclined toward our own interests and needs. And Torah teaches us how to live justly and humbly.....and the child is like Adam and Eve before the fall....and The Torah enables us to recover that purity of newly created human beings by living its precepts that give us the benefit of their wisdom....but....humility is not easy for us as adults.....Children are candid and "tell it like it is"....and G-d often dissarms us with their perspicacity...Thank G-d for children.

Posted By Nina, Oklahoma City, OK

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