Question: According to Maslow’s pyramid, 90% of society’s members are at the level of development of basic desires: family, sex, security. When a consumer society dictates such values to them, then naturally, it falls onto fertile soil.

If this is created by nature, how can we change it? A person wants nothing but to satisfy himself or herself with the simplest natural pleasures. How does one instill new values in society?

Answer: A person with this level of desire can also direct himself or herself toward the same goal as the surrounding society, but his or her direction and progress towards it will be somewhat passive relative to others.

There are different types of people among us: choleric, sanguine, melancholic, and phlegmatic. You can’t change that. If a person is of this nature, given to him by nature, then he or she can hardly change themselves.

Comment: But you say that it is necessary to raise a person to the level of “human,” that we must take care of society and do everything for its good.

My Response: He or she will do it, only at their own pace, within the framework of their desires. Gradually, under the influence of society, these desires will change. But the pace with which it begins to move relative to the whole society toward the same goal as society will depend on the character of the person.
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From KabTV’s “The Post-Coronavirus Era” 5/7/20

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Question: Do you think that ideally people who are at the level of the upper should become the heads of state? After all, today the lower levels control the sages, and this destroys everything.

Answer: I do not think that the sages are able to control a country because controlling a country is a completely different science. This requires completely different qualities and capabilities of a person. However, it should be controlled by people who would listen to and implement the thoughts of the sages.

Comment: It is apparent even from history, that every ruler always had a sage who gave him advice.

My Response: Quite true. For example, Napoleon took a large group of scientists with him and during battles he always gave orders for them to be protected.
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From KabTV’s “Management Skills” 6/25/20

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Lesson Preparation

Writings of Baal HaSulam, “The Arvut (Mutual Guarantee), Part 1″ 

Lesson on the Topic of “The Obligation of Bnei Baruch to Humanity in the Last Generation”

Selected Highlights

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