THE REASON FOR THE DROUGHT AND DARKNESS IN OUR GENERATION Now you can understand the drought and darkness of our generation, which is unlike that of any earlier generation. For even those who continue to serve God have abandoned their involvement in the secrets of Torah. The Rambam has articulated this through an allegory. If there are one thousand blind people walking on a path with one sighted person leading them, then they are sure to remain on the proper path, and they will not trip over obstacles, as the sighted person will lead them.
But if there is no sighted person, they will certainly trip over anything in their path and fall into a dangerous pit. The same is true in this matter. If those who serve God would be involved at all in the inner meaning of Torah, and if they would draw down pure light from the Ein Sof, then the rest of the generation could follow them and continue on the path confidently. But if even those who serve God have abandoned this wisdom, it is not surprising that the rest of the generation fails because of them. This is so painful that I cannot say more about it.