Question: Persians are an ancient people, Iranians. Why do they always want to destroy us? We have a long and varied history with them.
It started with King Cyrus, who released the people from captivity in Babylon and said, “Go to your homeland and build the Temple.” Everything was fine after that, but now we are constantly on the brink of a major war with them. Mostly, they instigate, but don’t especially take direct actions. Apart from these recent events: they launched drones, missiles at us. There was a lot, and mostly, thank God, they didn’t reach their target. Do they really want to destroy us or not?
Answer: What they want doesn’t really matter. Many want that. Everyone wants it! I don’t think they seriously hope to win a conflict with us. It’s more for show.
Question: Who wants it more, the ayatollahs or the people? If we can divide it like that.
Answer: I think the leadership.
Question: So you believe the people don’t have a deep, intense hatred?
Answer: No.
Question: What is your personal attitude toward Iranians? How do you feel about them?
Answer: Friendly.
Comment: In general, our relations with them have always developed differently, but in many ways they were very good in the 50s, 60s, even in the early 70s.
My Response: Yes.
Question: We built oil bases and cities there. They came here. Ben-Gurion went there, to Tehran. But at some point, almost eveyrones’ relationship with us starts deteriorating.
What is the turning point, this upheaval?
Answer: I believe it is from above, it is not our or their psychology’s fault. I believe it is from above. The Creator just needs to push us toward an upper goal.
Question: So He orchestrates these conflicts?
Answer: Yes.
Question: So you see it all as the Creator’s play?
Answer: Of course.
Question: In everything?
Answer: Absolutely!
Question: In everything that happens in the Middle East?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Toward us? His game?
Answer: Of course, to correct us, to make us correct ourselves. That is what we must do, and I think we are obligated and will do it.
Comment: It seems that until we come to the point of what we need to correct in ourselves, He won’t be satisfied. It will continue.
My Response: Naturally!
Question: So will it get stronger and stronger, more and more?
Answer: There is no need to even discuss that, it must happen.
Question: How are we not correct in His eyes? What makes us bad in His eyes?
Answer: In the eyes of the whole world we are not corrected, and we are not right, and everyone has some special claim against us.
In principle, if we speak at a higher level, we do not reach the level necessary for our development.
Comment: But we don’t know what that is. We’re like children it seems.
My Response: That does not matter. That does not absolve a person from duty, responsibility.
Question: So we need to first understand what we need to correct within ourselves. Right? And agree to it?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Who will tell us about this?
Answer: The Creator.
Question: And how does He do that—by speaking? Right now He only sends enemies against us, so to speak.
Answer: He wants us to become His people.
Question: What does that mean?
Answer: It means doing what He desires.
Question: What does He desire?
Answer: He wants us to show an example to all nations of the world of how everyone should be.
Question: How should that be?
Answer: With open hearts, love, and embracing everyone. Show everyone what the Creator expects from us and from creation in general. We must do all this ourselves and now.
Question: Is this our task? The task of this nation?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Can others do this without us?
Answer: No, no one! This is all entrusted to us.
Question: Then will it start spreading along the chain to the world and so on?
Answer: Let’s see how it goes. Yes.
Question: What if we don’t hear this? Naturally our nature is egoistic after all. So if I have a bad relationship with someone, if I don’t love someone, I push someone away. And you say: “You must love them, open your heart to them.” What if I continue to fight with my neighbor? Then will the war continue?
Answer: Yes it will until I am convinced that I need to seek another way of interacting with others. We are guilty before the world for holding the secret of creation, the secret of correction, within us.
Question: Which is this connection with others, with neighbors?
Answer: Yes.
Question: This simple formula—my connection with my neighbor—is the secret of creation? Is that what you’re saying? Open your heart and love them, despite everything.
Answer: Yes.
Question: I see. And are we constantly being pushed toward this?
Answer: We ourselves say that this is what the Creator desires. So if He desires it, let’s do it. Well! It doesn’t work.
Question: Why doesn’t it work? In principle, it sounds very beautiful.
Answer: It doesn’t work because we don’t want to turn to Him to teach us, to help, to push.
Comment: Right now, our natural response to all our enemies is to strengthen our army, the country’s security, and so on. And you say we need to…
My Response: We need to strengthen the connection between us and show the world that this is the path to a good future. And then all these games won’t make sense at all.
[328350]
From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 4/15/24
Related Material:
What Does Israel Need to Win?
For the Unification of the People of Israel
Israel on the Future of the World
Filed under: Crisis, Globalization, Israel, Israel Today, Nations of the World, News - No Comments →
Question: Should there be an atmosphere in the group where people feel they are not working for a reward, meaning they are not rewarded for their work?
Video: 
Audio: 
