Idealism
A year after I arrived at Urim I was startled to hear a young member tell me that there was now no idealism in the Kibbutz. 
What was the purpose of a kibbutz without idealism ?
I decided to think about this subject and I came to a couple of interesting conclusions. 
This was the first time that I did this kind of thing.
My conclusions were:
A. You can't be a realist if you are not an idealist
First - who is an idealist.
Someone who knows what his REAL ideals are and is trying to reach them.
Whoever doesn't know hir (his or her) own real ideals or doesn't try to achieve them can not be a realist.
Of course it is possible to be an idealist and NOT be a realist.
This is true of someone who is not using realistic measures in order to achieve his ideals.
So there are 2 ways that you can't be a realist
B. There is a wrong and a right way to be an idealist.
Whoever bases his idealism on trying to change others will usually fail.
The correct idealism is in spite of knowing that it is difficult and not sure that it will succeed, but it is how you see yourself as a person.
The world is cruel. Most people just give up and say that this is the way things are. And it is also possible to continue trying simply because you do not want to be someone who gives up.
This is not a matter of being innocent or a chump to be good in this world. This is In spite of the difficulties.

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