03 Anger

china ink on paper

30 cm x 60 cm

2021

יסוד הכעס בא מצד חסרון היצירה

הראי"ה קוק, אורות הקודש (ג' רמ''ג)

The foundation of anger comes from a lack of creativity

HaRav Kook

There is no need to explain this quote. Or at least that is what he would assume when first reading it.

But then, there is a beautiful duality in those six words. "Creativity" and "creation" are the same word. So haRav Kook’s words can be understood as a call for creation and creativity. But it can be understood just as well as an acknowledgment of a "faulty design". Anger is the result of something missing in creation itself.