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This series is a continuation and should be read in order. If you are not familiar with previous posts you may have trouble understanding later ones.
And now Chapter 14 Part 6
Similarly the form of a line is a type of heyuli in relation to the two dimensional form of letters, in order to make them with a length and width, such as the lines of the Hebrew letter Beis c etc. and as is explained elsewhere. So that the ability to draw a line is really a heyuli for drawing any complex figure, such as the form of a letter or any other design. For example, to draw the letter ‘N’ one only has to make three lines, two vertical and one connecting them diagonally descending from left to right. One could just as easily rearrange these lines to form the letter ‘Y’ or the letter Beis c.
Now as was explained in the analogy of the math professor, it is likewise understood based on this analogy, that even though the first emanation of the kav from the point or reshimu comes out in a manner of extension and an issuance outside of the essence, however, it is still a heyuli issuance so that it includes many particular types of issuances or emanations to a length and width of a particular measure and it is, therefore, referred to as "the measuring line," as is known. For the kav represents only the heyuli ability of emanating in a limited and measured manner, but not yet an actual measurement. This heyuli nature of the kav being indicated by its form: that it is essentially short and is only goes from above to below, not extending in any direction to form any shape. In fact, the kav is absolutely short, going the shortest possible distance - only from up to down, stopping as soon as length is achieved. Yet, within this emanation is still included everything that was hidden within the heyuli of the point etc. Only that the kav comes in a manner of an issuance to below or out of the essence, bringing that which was hidden within the reshimu into revelation outside of itself. For, being the smallest possible unit it is a true heyuli for every other size and measure and it can, therefore, bring into revelation everything that was estimated within the reshimu. This is comparable to the analogy of the blueprint, that a measuring rod gives one the ability of bringing the entire structure contained within the blueprint into actuality according to the key of measurement (such as five meters per centimeter). Likewise with the analogy of the professor, as was mentioned previously that through the kav, which the professor creates he can bring out the entire explanation of mathematics as he understands just as he can bring out a more limited explanation. In fact, this is the true intention of bringing out the limited explanation of the kav- to allow the students to progress and then one day achieve a grasp of mathematics exactly as it is contained within the original conceptual "point" of the professor with all of its depth.
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