RABBI SHALOM ARUSH THE BRIGHTEST CANDLE(Translated by Rabbi Lazer Brody)

A person might be alive, but he could very likely lack the spirit of life. Any deficiency he feels in life stems from this lack of “spirit of life”. There's only one place to obtain a true spirit of life – from the tzaddik, the righteous and pious spiritual leader of the generation. Who is this tzaddik? First of all, he has completely overcome all bodily appetites and urges. Evil has no control of him for he has completely overcome evil as well. The true tzaddik is totally separated from evil. Anyone can become a true tzaddik by way of prayer and Torah. Who is an evil person?