Re: "In Search of Spirituality"

From: Robert J. Kolker (robert_kolker_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:16:33 GMT

David Polewka wrote:

> From The Jewish Star, 6/11/2004
>
> "In Search of Spirituality"
>
> by Richard Altabe
>
> Why do our children turn to mind-altering substances
> when we have given them beautiful communities, wonderful
> schools and everything they need? We have worked so hard
> to build our yeshivot and day schools, struggled to build
> up our synagogues, how can it be that our children are so
> empty that they need to fill their pained lives with
> drugs and alcohol?

Apparently something is missing. Apparently an overdoes of Talmud-Torah
does not prevent self destructive behaviour. Has it occured to you that
some people are stupid and short sighted regardless of how they are
brought up?

Then there are people deprived of schooling and "advantages" but somehow
they make mensches out of themselves.

Conclusion: the material conditions of our lives and the social
institutions of our schooling and upbringing are not determinate.

Go figure.

Bob Kolker

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