The holy book of Christianity, the bible stated, “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another”(Proverbs 27:17). The bible grasps the concept of what people need to do in times of struggle. These words from the bible refer to the situation of a mentor and his disciple. A wiser or “sharper” man can only sharpen another just as iron does to each other. A mentor's job is to guide the student throughout his life and teach him from right and from wrong. The mentor is making the students mind into a weapon, a sharp weapon. While the student’s job is to take in all the wisdom granted from his advisor and to become an advisor himself, so they can pass down the information later on throughout their life. Throughout everyone's life, there will
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He notices the beauty of the world and he realizes just how ugly it also is. He has to look at the positive in his life and push the negative into the very back of his mind. Rabbi Hirsch admires everything given to him because he looks at the world with an open mind. Rabbi Hirsch and Michael were in the synagogue sharing their languages and learning from each other. Michael could see Rabbi Hirsch trying really hard to understand even though he wasn’t that good at English, Michael thought, “But the Rabbi treated words as if they were jewels. He caressed them, handled them with his tongue, repeated them with delight, turned them over for a view from another angle”(Hamill 81). Even though Rabbi Hirsch isn’t wealthy nor does he have moderate wealth he still offers Michael the little bit of tea he has left. Rabbi Hirsch doesn’t cherish money, but knowledge. Knowledge is why Rabbi Hirsch keeps his bookshelf full of wonderful books instead of selling them for money. He wants to teach Michael that money is not important, but that whatever you truly cherish is all that matters. Rabbi Hirsch is thrilled of learning a new language and by that he is gaining more of an understanding of life. Even though Rabbi Hirsch doesn’t understand the English language he continues to try his hardest to fully immerse himself in the American culture and lifestyle. This is the same type of learning that Michael wants, he wants the secrets of Hebrew and wants to unlock the treasure of Yiddish
He notices the beauty of the world and he realizes just how ugly it also is. He has to look at the positive in his life and push the negative into the very back of his mind. Rabbi Hirsch admires everything given to him because he looks at the world with an open mind. Rabbi Hirsch and Michael were in the synagogue sharing their languages and learning from each other. Michael could see Rabbi Hirsch trying really hard to understand even though he wasn’t that good at English, Michael thought, “But the Rabbi treated words as if they were jewels. He caressed them, handled them with his tongue, repeated them with delight, turned them over for a view from another angle”(Hamill 81). Even though Rabbi Hirsch isn’t wealthy nor does he have moderate wealth he still offers Michael the little bit of tea he has left. Rabbi Hirsch doesn’t cherish money, but knowledge. Knowledge is why Rabbi Hirsch keeps his bookshelf full of wonderful books instead of selling them for money. He wants to teach Michael that money is not important, but that whatever you truly cherish is all that matters. Rabbi Hirsch is thrilled of learning a new language and by that he is gaining more of an understanding of life. Even though Rabbi Hirsch doesn’t understand the English language he continues to try his hardest to fully immerse himself in the American culture and lifestyle. This is the same type of learning that Michael wants, he wants the secrets of Hebrew and wants to unlock the treasure of Yiddish