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must not think that
if one desires the life
of the future one
must deprive oneself
of life in the here
and now.

One who desires life

must seek life, but he
must seek it in a
different manner.
One must seek a
different life, that is
to say, a life with/for
another purpose…

One who desires a life impressed with the stamp of the
renaissance chooses that life whether it is a good life or
a humble life and spurns life which is not impressed
with the stamp of the renaissance…,

Comment and Implications:

Gordon rejects the finite, geographical context of
Aliya. One remains in Exile (Galut) if the infinite aim
(“a people in the image of God”) is not the ultimate
purpose (“Life Eternal”).

Gordon warned that those who made Aliya to the
land without realizing the commitment to “a people
in the image of God” would still be in “Exile”. They