@gershig32 the most known source for this in lubavitch seforim is the mammor of v’ata titzaveh where the lubavitcher rebbe explains why the Jews brought the oil to Moshe and not to Aharon even though aharon was the one who lit the menorah
in short the Jews lift up Moshe through the oil they bring him and with this Moshe lifts up the Jews so they end up helping each other and this applies to the “moshe” in every generation including mordechai hatzadik in his time and in this time it’s your rebbe or godal that you listen to and follow
Similarly there’s the story of the Baal shem tov he used to daven for a long time while his chassidim would finish and wait for him one time he took a really long time davening so they went out to go eat something and when they came back they were surprised that he was finished and waiting for them so he told them the moshel of the hunter who finds a rare bird in a tree and he stands on the shoulders of a few people to reach it and if those people decide to walk away then he’ll fall down…
In general there’s a concept these days that we’re the lowest generation but we’ll bring Moshiach because we’re on the shoulders of all the previous generations so in a way we’re higher (avraham fried song (on giants shoulders)
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