We are basically just a will to enjoy. A will to enjoy is a desire and it’s built in such a way that a person cannot want a thousand things. There is always one desire which is more than the others, if it’s a scrutinized desire. Therefore, it is most important to examine the desires. In total there are 613 desires, but the question is, what are they aimed at? According to the extent of the desire and its scrutiny, our clarity is in how great it is. Accordingly, we can weigh our situation, and ourselves...
"It is written, "The Lord is high and the low will see," that only the low can see the greatness of the Creator. The letters Yakar (lit. Precious) are the letters Yakir (lit. will know). What does it mean? It means that one knows the greatness of a thing to the extent that it is precious to one.