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The raven was not held responsible to do more than one mission. Man,
on the other hand, can accomplish many tasks or perform a number of
mitzvot all at the same time. We have to realize that our potential as
human beings to do more also implies a responsibility to do more.

Noach was forbidden to have relations in the Ark. The Midrash says that
the world was in a state of suffering due to the Flood. What was there to
suffer over the destruction of the wicked?

There are those Chachamim who state, that given his abilities, Noach
could have influenced his generation to do teshuvah. This is why he was
held accountable and prohibited from procreation in the Ark. Additionally,
had he reached out and won them over, he would have been credited with
giving them new life, akin to bearing them as his children.

This is what happened with Moshe Rabbeinu and David Hamelech. They
uncovered their hidden potential and displayed tremendous self-sacrifice
for each sheep in their flock. This is why they became leaders of