Question: It is said that the contradiction by elders is when they believe that the Creator is tending to them, and from this they derive vitality. How can we derive vitality the way the elders do?

Answer: The contradiction by elders is like a connection. The connection among the young is like rejection. To derive vitality like the elders, we must be in a state of connection with friends and with the Creator and constantly think about strengthening this connection. Nothing else.

Question: Can we find both elders and young within ourselves?

Answer: Yes, these are our desires. Gradually you will begin to understand who is against, who is in favor, and so on.

Question: How can we determine that a desire has reached the level of an “elder”?

Answer: This does not happen immediately. Gradually you will see it.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 7/1/24, Writings of Rabash “Ruin by Elders—Construction; Construction by Youths—Ruin”

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