{"id":11190,"date":"2025-12-09T18:56:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&#038;p=11190"},"modified":"2026-01-25T19:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T19:53:40","slug":"ruin-by-elders-construction-construction-by-youths-ruin","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/ruin-by-elders-construction-construction-by-youths-ruin\/","title":{"rendered":"44. Ruin by Elders\u2014Construction; Construction by Youths\u2014Ruin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cRuin by elders\u2014construction; construction by youths\u2014ruin\u201d (<em>Megillah<\/em>&nbsp;31b).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elders are those who are accustomed to the work of the Creator. Youths are those who are in the beginning of their work. \u201cRuin\u201d means a descent or a fall, where previously they had some ascent in the work, which is regarded as building, meaning that they appreciated the ascent, but the ruin is when they felt some fall, which comes from the concealment of the Creator, that the Creator hides Himself from them. This is called \u201cruin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRuin by elders\u201d means that they say that the Creator sent them the concealment. It follows that they are already building, since they believe that the Creator is tending to them, and from this they derive vitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faith is apparent primarily during the descent, when it does not shine for a person. At that time, he faces a dilemma: Either he says, \u201cI do not need any benefits. 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