The Four Children
In recounting our story, let us consider that we tell it to four children, one wise, one simple, one wicked and one innocent.
The wise child asks: How can I learn more about our people?
To that child you shall direct our wealth of literature so that they may seek out this knowledge for themself.
The simple child asks: What is this all about?
To that child you shall say simply, because we had faith we were redeemed from slavery.
The wicked child asks: What good is this to you?
To that child you shall say, do not exclude yourself by saying "to you" but say instead "to us", for only together can we succeed.
The innocent child does not know how to ask.
To this child you shall tell them that we were taken out of Egypt so that we could be free.
Say to all of the children, that you may know who you are, get wisdom, get understanding and it shall preserve you, love it and it shall keep you.
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