As true then as it is now – Three holy Rabbis were discussing the Roman occupation of Israel, one praised the Romans who built bathhouses (these are still there) and bridges – one was silent, for Roman informers were everywhere – the third, Rabi Shimon Bar Yochai, the author of the zohar / Kabbalah said ”they built bathhouses for their own baths and they built bridges to collect taxes” – you see, when we are feeble minded we see what feels good and we think it is good – when we are wise we can make that distinction