Reply To: Most Capable Minds in Klal Yisroel

They were brought up in a home where the values were hard work and a comfortable lifestyle.

Is that true, funny bone? I don’t have hard evidence, but in my experience it’s often the children of the klei kodesh who end up in other places. I’ve heard a few say things like, “I grew up in a kollel lifestyle, I don’t want my children to also.”