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[dreamer_easy]

And speaking of breath, this story literally took mine away:

'I was once asked if I only had one story in the world, what would I tell? And this is the story that I would tell. It's a story about Rabbi Zusya who was a real Rabbi, walked on this earth hundreds of years ago, and he was found weeping by his disciples, and his disciples were worried, and they asked him why he was crying. And Rabbi Zusya said, 'I'm crying because I know what they will ask me when I stand at the gates of heaven'. And the disciples were worried. They said, 'What will they ask?' and Rabbi Zusya said, 'When I stand at the gates of heaven, they won't ask me, "Zusya why weren't you more like Abraham?" or "Why weren't you more like Moses?" they will say to me, "Zusya, why weren't you Zusya?"'
- Donna Jacobs Sife, speaking on The Spirit of Things

(Another podcast. Washing up's a bit backed up. :-)

Comments

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

I heard that one (I podcast the Spirit of things so I have something to listen to in the gym). Isn't it a wonderul story?

Speaking of wonderful stories: have you read Jane Yolen's "The Good Man" in her collection Dragonfield? Talk about a satisfying moral.

[mondyboy.livejournal.com]

That's a classic Talmudic story. And also one of my faves.

[jblum.livejournal.com]

...I think I've quoted that one to you before!

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

You may well have done! *has Swiss cheese brane*

[jvowles.livejournal.com]

Hooray for Quantum Leap references. :)

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

Gooshie is having an affair with Tina.