Re: "In Search of Spirituality"

From: Paul Hovnanian P.E. (Paul_at_Hovnanian.com)
Date: 07/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 15:16:17 -0700

"Robert J. Kolker" wrote:
>
> 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?

Some people pick up the teachings of the various religions, examine them
and incorporate them into their lives. Others can't handle that level of
introspection. For those, the only thing left is an authoritarian
system, where there is one set of rules, plainly written and not subject
to examination and question. For them, its time to be "born again".
 
> Then there are people deprived of schooling and "advantages" but somehow
> they make mensches out of themselves.

And then there are those who are provided the best schooling possible,
but all they get out of it is a letter in football.
 
> 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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