A Tapestry of Time: Unraveling the Essence of Life Through Yaakov's Philosophy of Purposeful Existence

0:01 It is truly one of the most epic meet and greets, a discussion heard around the world. And it all began with one really awkward icebreaker. Partridge Vyegash told us the time that Paro was introduced to Josef's father, jakov. Paro sees the great sage and says to him how old are you? Kind of picture an old man with a white beard. Obviously something mystical and deep, profound was happening.

0:43 But it all began with how old are you? A rather simple question, but the answer really makes things even a bit more mystifying, dumbfounding and perplexing, says Jakov, the days of the years of my sojourns have been 130 years. Few and bad have been the days of my life and they have not reached the lifespan of my forefathers in the days of their sojourns. And then it all ended with a brecha and some well wishes. The answer seems a bit elongated. Why wasn't it just a simple answer?

1:28 That could have sufficed to answer Paro's question. One third. But here says the great Rep Samson Raffio from Herschian philosophy. In fact we are clued in. It's an entirely different way that the righteous view, time and the not so simple question of how old are you? Number one points out, rehvars, that there is a fundamental difference between living and existing Life is defined not by breath in your lungs or beating heart, but by progress, but by growth and accomplishment.

2:12 And Jakov is saying there is a difference between existing and living. And I have not lived as long as my forefathers, my parents. They had more peace, they were able to accomplish more. And while Jakov wholeheartedly accepted all of the constant tribulations in Nisionos he would go through, he was still saying humbly that life is quantified by progress and I haven't reached the same level of my parents. And further, peeling apart surgically Jakov's words, jakov calls his years by the days of his years of his life.

2:52 To the righteous isn't just one long stint of time 365 days, 12 months, it's just a year. But each day another slice of the pie with a different objective, with Limnus Yomeniuk Cainhoyta, that a Jewish person counts the days. He makes each day count and has a separate objective in his avaitis Hashem on that day, sometimes you'll hear the whole week was a blur. I don't even know what I did this past week. I'm not sure what I'm going to do, but for the righteous, they wake up with a certain goal in mind, within an objective.

3:33 So maybe we should ask ourselves, following in the footsteps of Jakov Avino, are we merely existing or are we living? And living takes making a choice In the heart of a Chaim. You need to choose to be alive. And secondly, why don't we begin our days Well early? Yes, but after you've set up an objective, a list of what you would like to accomplish that day, so that way you will really make the days in your years count. For this is the way that Jakov Avino quantifies time and responds to the simple question of how old are you?