Decades later, the Rebbe’s impact is still being felt in every corner of the globe. #rebbe

I grew up at the feet of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of blessed memory. The Rebbe was very demanding. Somebody once came to him and said, "I gave a million dollars to Chabad." The Rebbe said, "You think I'll be content with a million dollars?" He always asked people to do more. He demanded more. He wanted you to maximize your potentials even more and be more productive and achieve more. And some people could see it as tough and harsh, but I think it's a very superficial and immature perspective. I'll tell you how I see it. Imagine Mozart grew up in a home without a piano, and he was living a chaotic life. His genius was expressing itself in all types of immature and strange and frivolous ways. And one day he comes into a maestro, and the man sees him at the piano, and he says, "You're wasting your life away. You need to sit at the piano because your music is going to change the world forever." Is this person harsh and tough and demanding? Or is this person somebody who is filled with so much love and sees the potential of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to transform civilization with his beautiful music? When you stood in front of the Rebbe, he didn't only see a little Mozart. He saw a little piece of the divine who is capable of truly changing the world. He looked at people, and he saw the infinity shining through their face. For him, it would have been so cruel and so petty not to tell you and share with you the greatness that he sees in you.