Reb Meir
Shapiro of Lublin told the story illustrating the difference between a Hasid
and a Litvak. In the Talmud, Rabbi Yonatan
ben Uzziel was so brilliant that if a bird flew overhead it would become
scorched by the direct line that ran between the scholar and heaven. If a Hasid saw this he would say, “How
remarkable it is that the bird was burned by Reb Yonatan’s righteousness!”
A Litvak, on
the other hand, would say, “Would Yonatan be liable to pay for the dead bird?” –Louis
Jacobs
Some people are spiritual by nature, others are linear. There is a place for everyone. Everyone has their place. Be tolerant.
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