Education = Freedom?

We clean our houses like crazy; there is never enough time before Pesach. We dread the lack of bread and fill ourselves up with the same sugary snacks year and year. By the time Pesach is over, we are thankful that we can finally eat normal food and not have so many days of chag...

BUT WAIT! 

Why rush through the Seder?!!? 

Quick thought about the Seder: 

The mitzvah of Seder is to tell the story, to teach your children (okay, to teach the people around us). 

Seders are supposed to be engaging and lively! 

We are commanded to educate others for multiple reasons, including the necessity of passing down the story, as well as the strength and inspiration that we can gain from teaching. 

(In your head, you're saying: Sarah, this is nice, but I don't have kids, how does this relate to me??!!) 

Even if you don't have kids, teaching other people is something that you do daily, whether or not you realize it. Whenever you answer a question, you are teaching (yes, even your teachers and rabbis!). Your beliefs can be strengthened by strengthening others. 

Brief overview: 

The real power of the Seder is education: technically, to educate your children, but loosely, to educate the people around us. Through transmission of thought and tradition, we are ensuring the existence of our people. The very ensuring the existence and vibrancy of our people IS freedom.