THE BEIS HALEVI ZT"L ASKED ONE OF HIS STUDENTS,
" WHAT DO YOU DO THESE DAYS ?"
" I WORK WITH MY BROTHER-IN-LAW,SELLING SUGAR,"
THE BEIS HALEVI THEN TAUGHT TORAH TO HIS STUDENTS.
EVERY HALF-HOUR OR SO, HE STOPPED TO ASK THIS STUDENT,
" WHAT DO YOU DO THESE DAYS ?"
AND THE STUDENT REPLIED EACH TIME,
" I SELL SUGAR WHOLESALE,WITH MY BROTHER-IN-LAW
THE STUDENT FEARED THAT HIS GREAT REBBE MAY BE LOSING HIS MEMORY,SINCE HE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION FOUR TIMES, THE BEIS HALEVI SAID TO HIS STUDENTS,
" THIS STUDENT THINKS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH ME; HE DOESN'T REALIZE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HIM.
I ASKED HIM WHAT HE DOES,AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE SELLS SUGAR.
BUT CHAZAL SAY,
" EVERYTHING IS IN HASHEM'S HANDS ASIDE FROM FEAR OF HEAVEN. "
SO THE ONLY THING THAT A PERSON REALLY DOES IS ACQUIRE FEAR OF HEAVEN.
EVERYTHING ELSE HASHEM DOES
" WHAT DO YOU DO THESE DAYS ?"
" I WORK WITH MY BROTHER-IN-LAW,SELLING SUGAR,"
THE BEIS HALEVI THEN TAUGHT TORAH TO HIS STUDENTS.
EVERY HALF-HOUR OR SO, HE STOPPED TO ASK THIS STUDENT,
" WHAT DO YOU DO THESE DAYS ?"
AND THE STUDENT REPLIED EACH TIME,
" I SELL SUGAR WHOLESALE,WITH MY BROTHER-IN-LAW
THE STUDENT FEARED THAT HIS GREAT REBBE MAY BE LOSING HIS MEMORY,SINCE HE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION FOUR TIMES, THE BEIS HALEVI SAID TO HIS STUDENTS,
" THIS STUDENT THINKS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH ME; HE DOESN'T REALIZE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HIM.
I ASKED HIM WHAT HE DOES,AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE SELLS SUGAR.
BUT CHAZAL SAY,
" EVERYTHING IS IN HASHEM'S HANDS ASIDE FROM FEAR OF HEAVEN. "
SO THE ONLY THING THAT A PERSON REALLY DOES IS ACQUIRE FEAR OF HEAVEN.
EVERYTHING ELSE HASHEM DOES
