Maybe (Maybe Not) [antikvár]

al rabbi and I once engaged in a friendly in- tellectual hockey match trying to choose a single word to summarize human wisdom. He submitted a Hebrew term—timshel. It's found in the oldest story in our common literature—in Genesis—the book of beginnings. After being expelled from the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve had two sons. The elder was called Cain. He was the first man born outside of paradise. In time Cain grew up and cultivated his land and brought the first fruits as an offering to God. The offering was rejected. Jehovah explained to Cain that he was tangled up with evil—it lurked around his door. "But," Jehovah said, "you may triumph over evil and have abundant life." i