Chasidut sobre Gênesis 18:26

(218) "And how are the cities, are they open or fortified" (Number 17:19) - A complete person needs to test oneself regarding their nature, if they cling to God always, whether at home or outside, and if they are not hurt by their relationship with others, then they do not need solitude, they can just go about mixed with other human beings, maybe one will see something that needs a fixing, and one can also bring close others to the service of Hashem just as Avraham did. This is what I wrote regarding the verse "if in Sodom, among the city, are found fifty righteous" (Genesis 18:26), see there. And if one sees oneself that as soon as one leaves the door of the house of study, immediately "at the door sin crouches" (Genesis 4:7) then one should choose solitude. And this is "encampments", and the explanation of Rashi: "[Moses] gave over a sign to [the spies]: if they dwell scattered, they are strong since they rely on their strength. etc." Meaning, if one knows that one still clings [to Hashem] while scattered [among people], there is no need for solitude, one "lives in encampments". And if not, "in fortified cities" meaning, one should choose solitude.