מוסר אויף תהילים 2:7

And why is it that you wonder about this and say that since you don't feel any different than any of the other lads, it is impossible for you to be elevated, grow and become holy? Do you understand the essence of the other lads you know? Do you understand the makeup of the essence of the Jewish lad? Be still and listen to the words of the Midrash (Eichah Rabbah 1:32) and you will be amazed: Rabbi Yehudah said, "Come and see how beloved the infants (tinokot) are in front of the Holy One, blessed be He. The Sanhedrin was exiled from Jerusalem, but the Divine Presence was not exiled with [it]; the shifts of the priests and the Levites were exiled, but the Divine Presence was not exiled with them. But once the infants were exiled, the Divine Presence was exiled with them." Up to here are its words. (Editor's note from the printed edition: The word, infants, is not used only for the smallest children. Rather all youths that study Torah with their teachers are called infants in this regard. And see Zohar, 2:98a:2, that one thirteen and above is called a son of the Congregation of Israel, in the sense of (Psalms 2:7), "I have begotten you today...") The Jewish lads that study Torah are very beloved to the Holy One, blessed be He. For when the Sanhedrin, the priests and the Levites were exiled, the Divine Presence was not exiled with them. But when the the infants were exiled, the Divine Presence said, "I am so connected to them, to the point that is impossible for Me to stay without them. So I will accept the yoke of the exile upon Myself together with them and, as it were, suffer the pain together with them."