Who is of greater value to humanity, a humanly-flawed genius or a perfect paragon of righteousness?
Who is of greater value in the eyes of God, as relates to His Creation?
Long live the tzaddik and the saint, and may they both have a life eternal! But let us humans partake of the genius more than we partake of the righteous. It is a genius, who lived and died hundreds or even thousands of years ago, who moves us to sacred tears by the holy power of his creation and brings us closer to God than any saint ever can. The righteous may well dwell in heaven, but here, on sinful earth, only sinful creators and procreators of immortal edifying works of art and literature are very much alive after death, and always with us.
…For the betterment of mankind and for the fulfillment of God’s mysterious, yet undeniably humanistic design for all of us, His creatures, let there be genius!
Who is of greater value in the eyes of God, as relates to His Creation?
Long live the tzaddik and the saint, and may they both have a life eternal! But let us humans partake of the genius more than we partake of the righteous. It is a genius, who lived and died hundreds or even thousands of years ago, who moves us to sacred tears by the holy power of his creation and brings us closer to God than any saint ever can. The righteous may well dwell in heaven, but here, on sinful earth, only sinful creators and procreators of immortal edifying works of art and literature are very much alive after death, and always with us.
…For the betterment of mankind and for the fulfillment of God’s mysterious, yet undeniably humanistic design for all of us, His creatures, let there be genius!
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