{{- $currentPage := . -}}
<div class="left-bar-nav small">
 <a href="{{ .FirstSection.RelPermalink }}" class="level1 {{if eq $currentPage.Title .FirstSection.Title }}active{{ end }}">{{- default .FirstSection.Title .FirstSection.Params.linktitle  -}}</a>

 {{- range where .FirstSection.Sections ".Draft" "ne" true -}}
 <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" class="level1 {{if $currentPage.IsDescendant .}}active{{ end }}">{{ .Title }}</a>
 {{- end -}}

</div>