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The Timid Cannot Learn and the Insistent Cannot Teach. David Wolk. Colored Pencil on Paper
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Colored pencil on paper
21 cm X 29.7 cm / 8.3" X 11.7"
Ready for framing, this stunning original artwork by American-Israeli artist David Baruch Wolk demands attention and will become the focal point of your home, synagogue, or business.
The Hebrew phrase reproduced here reads Velo habayshan lamed, velo hakapdan melamed (The timid (student) will not be able to learn, and the insistent (teacher) not be able to teach) (Mishna Avos).
In order to learn, one must leave no place for hesitation. A person must face that he must succeed in learning like he must succeed in breathing. Just as one will spare no effort or means to attain needed air for his lungs if it is lacking thus so one must teach himself that the struggle to attain Torah is the struggle to attain life itself. When it comes to teaching others however one’s own personal quest for knowledge has to be completely overlooked. One must give himself over completely to the needs of the student and clearly understand the students limitations and weaknesses and not ask him to meet the teacher’s standards where it overstrains him.
Also outside of the Bais Medrash we constantly find ourselves in the shifting roles of teacher and student and it truly requires great thought, skill and experience to be able to master this balancing act called life. Fortunately our Teacher in Heaven is not stringent and overburdening with us and always provides us with the proper directives and healthy encouragement. “Fortunate are we, how good is our lot!”
David Baruch Wolk was born in the United States and was trained at Amherst College, Boston University Art School, New York Studio School, Yale University, and Oregon University Art School, among others. He moved to Israel in 1986 at the age of 27 and currently lives and works at his studio near Jerusalem. His incorporation of classic Jewish themes and texts into his modern vibrant colorful art has made him one of the most sought-after and respected artists in his field today.