Rabbi Joseph the son of Rabbi
Joshua ben Levi became ill and his soul left him. When he recovered, his father asked him, “What did you see?”
He replied, “I saw an
upside-down world. Those who were on top here [i.e. in terms of status] were below there, and those who were [considered]
low here were on top there.”
His father responded, “My
son, you have seen a clear world.”