Reply To: Kollel Life – Reality?

You know what problem I have with the expression, “You’re not cut out to sirt and learn,” ? The fact that there is an underlying implication, that if someone’s talents and kochos lie elsewhere than in sitting and learning, it should somehow make him feel embarrassed. I would rather that a Rov say to his talmid, “Hashem gave you talents to pursue a career in such-and-such. That’s a gift, just as ability to learn full-time is a gift. Use the gift wisely, that He gave you. Hatzlacha rabbah.”