Teaching Kids About The Meaning of Life
March 21, 2009
At a time when educational systems are being criticized for their inability to turn children into mature, confident adults, Kabbalist Rav Michael Laitman believes that now is a unique time to introduce a new concept —teaching them about the meaning and purpose of life today through the ancient wisdom of Kabbalah.
According to Rav Laitman, to bring about a true and lasting change in our education system we must look two generations into the future, and begin today by explaining life’s purpose to the young. “Once we do that,” says Rav Laitman, “many things will change for the better.”
Kabbalist Rav Michael Laitman, PhD is a scientist and a Kabbalist who has been studying and teaching Kabbalah for the past thirty years. He is certain that the challenges our education system is facing can be solved, and solved well. “The surprising thing about it,” he adds with a smile, “is that the solution is right in front of our eyes.”
Education is not about stuffing the child’s brain with knowledge and information. Education should connect children to the unique process called “life.” Where does life come from? Why do things happen the way they do? What are we living for? Where do we have freedom of choice in our actions and thoughts, and where do we not? All these questions should be answered as part of the process of educating our youth.
To provide our children with practical tools for coping with the reality we live in, we must teach them the rules that govern nature, and where nature is leading us. In other words, we should be teaching our children the purpose for which nature has created humans.
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