קבלה אויף אסתר 1:18

Some of them will even rise to the mountaintop, seizing a place appropriate only to the leaders of the generation. They pretend to be knowledgeable enough to pick among the books of ancient and early authors and instruct the public as to which book is worthy of being perused and which book is not worthy of being considered because it is full of delusional ideas, God forbid, and “Thus shall there be contempt and wrath in plenty” (Esther 1:18). Until now, the work of choosing was attributed and accessible only to one in ten generational leaders; yet now ignoramuses abuse it.

This is what the sages meant by the saying that the Shechinah among people is the requirement of the most high, meaning that His Providence is aim driven, aiming to eventually bring us to cleave to him so it will dwell among us. This is considered the requirement of the most high; that is, if we do not reach this stage we find fault with his providence, Heaven forbid. This is likened to a great king who fathered a son in his old age. The son was very dear to him, so ever since his birth he thought how to improve him; he gathered all the precious books and the best scholars in the country and founded a school for him to study in. He sent for famous constructors and built for him pleasing palaces; he gathered musicians and singers and prepared for him opera houses; he summoned the best cooks and bakers to produce for him the most exquisite delicacies. But when the son grew of age, he turned out a fool who had no desire to study, he was blind and could not behold or sense the beauty of the buildings; he was deaf and unable to hear the voice of singers or musical instruments; and he was diabetic and could only eat coarse bread, and “Thus shall there be contempt and wrath in plenty” (Esther 1:18).