Hayom Yom 3 Adar 2 - A scholar can attain the level of a simple Jew
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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מַעֲנֵה הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק
The following is an answer that the Tzemach Tzedek gave
לְחָסִיד בָּקִי בְּשַׁ"ס כוּ' וּמַשְׂכִּיל גָּדוֹל בַּחֲסִידוּת
to a chassid who was exceedingly well versed in the entire Talmud and in the scholarly writings of Chassidus:
קַבָּלַת עוֹל אִיז מְשַׁנֶּה דעֶם מְהוּת
Kabbalas ol, the unquestioning acceptance of G‑d’s yoke, transforms a person’s essence.
דוּרְך קַבָּלַת עוֹל פוּן אַ עֶבֶד פָּשׁוּט
By adopting the kabbalas ol of a simple servant,
וואָס בְּשַׁעַת עֶר שְׁלאָפְט אִיז אוֹיךְ נִיכָּר דעֶר עוֹל הָעַבְדוּת זַיינעֶר
whose yoke of servitude is apparent even when he sleeps,
קעֶן אֲפִילוּ אַ לַמְדָן אוּן אַ גָּאוֹן אוֹיךְ קוּמעֶן
even a scholar and a genius can attain
צוּ דעֶר מַעֲלָה אוּן חֲשִׁיבוּת פוּן אַ פְּראָסְט–תְּמִימוּת'דִיקעֶן מְסִירַת-נֶפֶשׁ אִיד
the lofty rung and stature of a simple, artless Jew who serves G-d with mesirus nefesh, with self-sacrificing devotion.
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English