“There are two kinds of souls. Those that make an imprint on life, on
themselves and on existence and those that carry that imprint and cause
it to grow. There are those that grow through their undertaking of
making an impression on themselves and their world and there are those
that grow through inspiration which is received from outside themselves.
Man is superior in his yearning to create and impress and therefore
recites the blessing “Blessed is He … that He did not make me a woman.
"Man however has the distinct disadvantage of being limited to the narrow
limitations of his spiritual and physical makeup, which can lead him
astray from G-ds ultimate plan. Woman is superior by virtue of her
receptivity. This superiority allows her to be impressed and inspired by
the all encompassing bounty which G-d created in this world. She
therefore recites the blessing “Blessed is He … who has made me
according to His will. She can aspire to fulfill G-ds will without
turning astray." (Rav A.Y. Kook, Olas Rayah, pps 71-72)
Translation from R' Yaakov Haber's www.TorahLab.org
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