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In honor of the President of Israel, the delight of my heart, Mr. Sh. Z. Shazar, who sharpens and deepens his mind's eyes to distinguish and to understand the real Truth, bright and clear, in order to heal and to repair the broken pieces of his soul and the souls of Israel, who wander around outside in the midst of the flood of raging waters. And no one can gather them home. Happy are you that you have merited to taste the pleasant Truth. And happy are you that you have fallen to the lot of the Tzaddik, this awesome wonder, who does with you great and awesome wonders, to give you life and to draw you near to Hashem Yisborach. Peace and a true, new, and refreshing life.
Know that when one speaks with and persuades his friend about fearing Heaven, all the words that he speaks with his friend are made into a book. Through attaching to the True Tzaddik, one comes to fear of Heaven and through this he does not fall from his greatness, and he goes on and his prestige increases. And his enemies will be suppressed and fall under him. In the merit of serving the Tzaddik, a person is saved from death. One who wants to do a favor for the Tzaddik, the Holy One Blessed Be He gives him strength for this. One who brings a gift to the Tzaddik, the Holy One Blessed Be He gives him a content spirit. Sometimes through one single type of contentment and the little that one does for the Tzaddik, a person merits to attain the Next World. The substance of the person is recognized through his attachment, when they see to whom he is attached. The praise with which they praise the Tzaddik is as though they praise the Holy One Blessed Be He. The fact that the disputers speak against the Tzaddik is a great honor for the Tzaddik. All the levies that the gentiles take from Israel are only because of the blemish that they caused to the honor of the Tzaddik. When the Tzaddik says a certain thing, as long as the idea is not fulfilled, for its time has not yet come, this idea if engraved in the supernal world, but it does not shine clearly. And when the time comes for it to be fulfilled, then the idea begins to shine brightly. Always incline yourself to save the pursued. One should not respect a contentious person, even if he is a scholar. In a place of argument there is found the Satan. Through the dispute against the Tzaddik wars are aroused. Sometimes through the lowliness that a person lowers himself to, or that others do to him, through that they annul from him a decree of death. Humility brings to long life. Humility leads to grace. Humility adds to one's prestige. Humility causes Heaven to be less scrupulous about one's deeds.