The Remarkable Journey of Ramchal

1. Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, famously known as 'Ramchal', was born in 1707 in the city of Padua, Italy, to his father, Rabbi Jacob Luzzatto, a learned man and fish merchant, and his mother Diamante.
2. Ramchal was a student of Rabbi Isaiah Bassan, who cherished him dearly and primarily taught him Talmud and Halachic authorities. 
3. At fifteen, when Rabbi Bassan left Padua to become the rabbi of Reggio, Ramchal began studying independently at home and joined a group of young men called 'Seekers of Hashem', who studied Kabbalah together. 
4. Even in his youth, Ramchal was noted for his extraordinary talents. It is said that by fifteen, he had memorized the entire Talmud, the writings of Rabbi Isaac Luria (the Ari), and the Zohar.
5. On the first of Sivan, 1727, an angelic 'Maggid' visited Ramchal and revealed Kabbalistic secrets to him.
6. Ramchal's distinctive qualities, alongside his revealed insights, generated suspicion among many. The damage wrought by Sabbatai Zevi’s movement to the Jewish people had not been forgotten, which made some fearful or opposed to his kabbalistic writings.
7. Over the years, Ramchal moved to Amsterdam, where he worked as a diamond polisher. There, he discreetly published his books – 'Derech Hashem' and 'Mesilat Yesharim' – moralistic works with a Kabbalistic influence. 
8. 'Mesilat Yesharim' eventually became a foundational text, especially within the Musar movement. It later received special praise from the Vilna Gaon, Rabbi Elijah of Vilna.
9. In the later part of his life, Ramchal merited moving to the Land of Israel, settling in Acre near the port. On the 26th of Iyar, 1746, Ramchal passed away and was buried near the grave of Rabbi Akiva in Tiberias.
10. Despite his short life, Ramchal left behind numerous works on esoteric teachings, becoming a cornerstone for those versed in the mysteries of Kabbalah.