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Once Nahum of Gamzu was traveling to his father-in-law’s home, and he had with him three donkeys – one laden with food, one with drink, and one with all kinds of sweets.  A poor man stopped him o the road and said to him: “Master, give me something to eat.”  Nahum replied, “Wait until I have unloaded something from my donkey.”  He had hardly managed to unload anything then the man died from hunger.” -Taanit 21a
Wait for nothing when someone needs you.  Now only happens once.

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