Four children are four attitudes within each of us. That being said...Our attitude determines our altitude or how high we can soar.It is our duty to purify our minds and hearts, to inquire into the nature of life, to get answers to fundamental questions such as who am I? And what am I doing here? and become a role model to the next generation, leading by example.

כְּנֶגֶד אַרְבָּעָה בָנִים דִּבְּרָה תּוֹרָה. אֶחָד חָכָם, וְאֶחָד רָשָׁע, וְאֶחָד תָּם, וְאֶחָד שֶׁאֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ לִשְׁאוֹל

The Torah speaks of four types of children: one is wise, one is wicked, one is simple, and one does not know how to ask.

The Wise children ask: "What is the meaning of the laws and traditions God has commanded?" They should be taught everything as their minds and hearts are open to receive, they are truth seekers.

The Wicked children ask: "What does this ritual mean to you?" They exclude themselves from the whole. They are ego-centered and arrogant. to them, you open the path of humanity. You demonstrate the Nobel qualities of gratitude and thankfulness and say, "It is because of what God did for me when I came out of Egypt. "For me" and not for them. -- for had they been in Egypt, with this attitude they would not have left with us and been freed.

The Simple children ask: "What is all this?" You should tell him: "It was with a mighty hand that God led us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage."

And to those who do not know how to ask, you explain that the Torah  instructed "And you shall tell your child on that day" and go on with the story


haggadah Section: -- Four Children