If one wants to test the mettle of a person’s character, it is instructive to observe the behavior of a formerly downtrodden person who has been elevated precipitously to heights inconceivable.

Do they remember their poverty challenges and think outside of themselves or do they become totally self-absorbed and ignore others’ plights?

The Hagaddah’s prefacing the story of our redemption with ‘Ha Lakhma ‘Anya ‘ clues us in that you can’t exalt the past victory and comeuppance without enacting the most important lesson of all – Don’t forget where you came from and lend a helping hand to someone who is currently in the position you once had been found.

The ability to carry out this lesson learned is a fair indication that you never lost your humanity, even under the most extreme challenging conditions.