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| Once when Rabbi Kook was walking in the fields, lost
deep in thought, the young student with him inadvertently plucked a leaf
off a branch. Rabbi Kook was visibly shaken by this act, and turning
to his companion he said gently: "Believe me when I tell you that
I never simply pluck a leaf or a blade of grass or any living thing unless
I have to. Every part of the vegetable world is singing a song and
breathing forth a secret of the divine mystery of the creation."
The words of Rabbi Kook penetrated deeply into the mind of the young student.
For the first time he understood what it means to show compassion to all
creatures.
~~~Alan Unterman~~~ |
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