EVEN IF I LOOK BOTH WAYS AND THERE ARE NO CARS COMING?
THAT'S RIGHT, YOSSI. YOU MUSTN'T CROSS THE STREET ALONE UNTIL YOU'RE OLDER.
BUT WHY DAD?! I DON'T UNDERSTAND!
WELL, YOSSI, SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO DO THINGS THAT WE DON'T UNDERSTAND. LIKE THE MITZVAH OF PARAH ADUMAH*; EVEN KING SHLOMO DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT, BUT WE ACCEPT IT BECAUSE WE TRUST THAT HASHEM KNOWS WHAT'S BEST FOR US.
NOW, I'M VERY FAR FROM BEING HASHEM, SON, BUT I AM YOUR FATHER. SO, YOU'LL HAVE TO TRUST ME AND NOT CROSS THE STREET BY YOURSELF.
OKAY, DAD, BUT DOES THAT ALSO MEAN YOU CAN'T TEACH ME TO DRIVE YET?
*THE RED HEIFER SEE BAMIDBAR CH. 19