When Reb Chaim Leib, the Sosnitzer Gaon, was rabbi in Smargon, there lived a wealthy, stingy man in the city who never gave a penny for religious purposes. One day, while he was having a chat with the rabbi, he asked, “Rabbi, how are you getting along financially?” “Well, if I would have four of five contributors like you, I would not have to worry about making a living.” “Rabbi, please don’t be angry with me,” the man pleaded. “Perhaps I do not give but you know, rabbi, that times are bad, expenses are high, and people rate me as richer than I am.” “You misunderstand me,” Reb Chaim interrupted. “This is what I meant. If I should have four or five men like you, I would be perfectly contented. The trouble lies in the fact that I have two hundred like you.” Do not wait. Be among the givers.
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