QUESTION:
I have heard from tzaddikim that it is impossible for even the greatest Gadol and Tzaddik today to know exactly everything, especially in the current period we are going through, and even those who do know don’t speak about it that much. And if someone says he knows clearly every detail that will happen today, we must be wary of him. What is the Rav’s view about this?
ANSWER:
Only Hashem knows everything! A tzaddik only reaches according to his personal portion allotted to him. In the times we are in now, the mode of Hashem’s conduct is the “Reisha D’lo Isyada”, the unknowable head, so everything today is unknowable and hidden. But this we do know: The root of Hashem’s mode of conduct today. That very knowledge gives a lot of clarity – but only partially. It is the root of the partial clarity by which we can have during these times. It doesn’t just mean that we simply don’t know what’s happening. Rather, what we are seeing is everything being overturned. We are seeing opposites to everything. If one doesn’t understand this, then everything will simply be confusing to him, he just sees the world as becoming unstable, there is mostly turbulence and changes in the world. If one wants to understand the current period according to his current level of understanding, he can try see how each thing has two opposite concepts within it. Then he will be able to see the full picture of how Hashem is running the generation.
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