Rabbi Abish
once spent a night in a tavern where he was unknown. The wife of the tavern keeper was distressed
to discover that 80 thalers were missing and she accused the guest of taking
them. The rabbi was searched, and by
coincidence, 80 thalers were found on him.
The tavern keeper beat him severely and took the money away form him. A few months later the tavern keeper’s wife
found the money she had mislaid. Her
husband searched out his guest, was told his identity, returned the money and
tearfully implored the rabbi’s forgiveness.
Rabbi Abish said: “There is
really nothing which I need to forgive.
It was your intention to punish a thief, not an honest man.” -Newman, Maggidim and Hasidim
“To say the right thing at the right time, keep still most of the time.” John W. Roper Those who get in trouble most often are those cannot seem to keep still, remain silent. Life teaches many lessons. Among the best lessons of life is one my father taught me at an early age was, “If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing.” The contributions we make to life via our mouth are many and varied. Most of the time, I reckon, they are not contributions at all, but things that diminish the richness of life.
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