The Three Weeks.
Beginning with the breach of the Jerusalem wall after an 18-month siege, and culminating in the destruction of the Holy Temple by the Romans. With various laws of mourning, it reaches its nadir on the Ninth of Av, marked by fasting, sitting on low stools and more.
This happened close to 2,000 years ago. Why are we still crying about it now? Why are we focusing on the distant past? Why don't we simply move on?
This really depends on our perspective on adversity, struggle, and loss. Are these moments failures, blocks in time that we should be keen on totally forgetting about? Or are these very experiences the hardened building blocks of our future? Do they allow us to create a structure more solid, functional, and beautiful than we could have ever imagined before?
We don't dwell on the past to wallow in self-pity, rather we process the past to include those pages in the evolving story of our journey to the summit. This chapter is called "about destruction and renewal".
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