Quill, I believe that’s half of it. Yes, half of what’s real in our world is our relationship with G-d (bain adam l’makom). The other half is our relationship with people (bain adam l’chaveiro). Most people in our generation are not hermits, and deal with others on a daily basis. And yes, the Torah teaches us how to properly deal with people, so we do need that knowledge, and we should start learning it at a young age. But we also need to put it into practice. That means going into “the real world” when necessary, like working or going to school for a profession, and being a role model of how to live as a moral, caring, considerate person, and sanctifying G-d’s name through that. So a young adult who has left yeshiva to pursue a career has the opportunity to be that role model, and put all his learning into practice. After all, that is our purpose.
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