NOACH - איש האדמה
In an entire year of animal care Noach did not become a zoologist, but in a few moments of farming he became איש אדמה
a) While busy in the teivah taking care of others, he did not absorb their lower nature. As when a vessel is "busy" expelling and ejecting flavors it does not absorb. So too, when the focus is entirely on being mashpiah, it prevents absorbing hashpa'ah.
b) When doing something unpleasant the body, and heart works to reject it. When doing something that is perceived as pleasurable we are open to swallow hook line and sinker. The power of hashapa'ah in an enjoyable environment of fun, friendship like in camp or bungalow colonies, or over a meal or at a concert, is tremendous. It may be an amazing tool for giving hashpa'ah or a dangerous pitfall for receiving the wrong hashpa'ah.
The spoon full of sugar will make anything go down.