My grandfather, Rav Mordchele of Nadvorna zy”a (Sefer Maamar Mordechai) understands this pasuk to be teaching us the greatness of the middah of anavah. It says that one should not leave the “opening of the Ohel Moed”. This hints that throughout one’s life, one should always feel that he is at the opening, meaning that he is just setting out on his journey and has yet to accomplish anything. The “seven days” mentioned in the pasuk are a hint to the 70 years of a person’s life, meaning that one should feel this way throughout his entire life. It concludes that one should stick to this path until the “Miluim”, meaning until one achieves the perfect shleimus that can be attained through anavah.
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