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The Way of G-d
a teaching based on
Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
זצ"ל
Translated
and Annotated by
Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
We want to share a few words
from The RaMCHaL: "When one knows a number of things, and understands how they
are categorized and systematically interrelated, then they have a great
advantage over one who has the same knowledge without such distinction. It is
very much like the different between looking at a well-arranged garden, planted
in rows and patterns, and seeing a wild thicket or forest growing in confusion.
When an individual is
confronted by many details and does not know how they relate to one another or
their true place in a general system, then their inquisitive intellect is given
nothing more than a difficult unsatisfying burden. They may struggle with it,
but they will tire and grow weary long before he attains any gratification. Each
detail will arouse their curiosity, but not having access to the concept as a
whole, they will remain frustrated.
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