| There was a story, an urban legend, of a philosophy | | | | the governing laws of Nature, and thus discovered that |
| professor who wrote only one question on his final | | | | there was indeed a purpose. These teachers, who |
| exam. The question was “Why?” His students | | | | undertook to examine this question in complete detail, |
| thought carefully before putting pen to paper. Many | | | | are called Kabbalists. |
| then began writing long expositions. However, the | | | | In the study of Kabbalah, there are no written exams, |
| professor deemed each student’s answer wrong | | | | and yet the question remains the same. In fact, it is |
| except one - “Why not?” | | | | the only question Kabbalah ever deals with, "What is |
| You can imagine how angered the students were. | | | | the purpose of life?" This question is carefully |
| Some thought that this was unethical, even downright | | | | examined through everything which happens in life. Yet, |
| cruel. Some even left philosophy thinking that the | | | | unlike philosophy, one does not research this question |
| professor did not have any true perception of life’s | | | | individually, isolated from others. Rather, he does it while |
| purpose whatsoever, thinking that all life happened | | | | taking other people into account and together with |
| accidentally. | | | | them, since the answer can only be found through |
| Can philosophy accurately answer the question, | | | | connecting with other people. Why is that? It's because |
| “What is the purpose of my life?” Everyone | | | | the answer to it lies precisely within one's connection |
| can write a different answer, since philosophy deals | | | | with the rest of humanity. |
| with what each person sees within his or her own | | | | Through the study of Kabbalah, students learn how |
| mind. When a hundred students try to answer this | | | | they are all interconnected on the level of thoughts and |
| question, there will be a hundred different answers; and | | | | intentions, and they learn about the forces which |
| even when a philosophy professor finds wisdom in | | | | govern this world. Soon they learn to write their first |
| only one paper - especially in the response “Why | | | | sentence down, that is to say, to take their first step |
| not?” – This does not provide any true help for | | | | towards answering this vital question. And then |
| any of us and we do not get any closer to finding the | | | | gradually, given time, they are able to write another |
| true answer. | | | | sentence, thus coming closer and closer to realizing the |
| To find this answer, what we need is a scientific | | | | answer all the time. |
| method, and the wisdom of Kabbalah provides just | | | | Every time they study, they focus all of their thoughts |
| such a method. From the first Kabbalist - who was | | | | and desires to unveil this question. With such efforts, |
| able to penetrate through matter and discover the | | | | hard work, and determination, plus with the help of the |
| hidden laws of Nature governing the universe - this | | | | right teacher and authentic Kabbalah sources, |
| wisdom has been transferred from teacher to student | | | | everyone in the class is sure to get an A+ at the end |
| for millennia, from one generation to the next. Each | | | | of this lifelong course. |
| teacher had personally researched and understood | | | | |