Sunday, August 22, 2021

It would hurt

 The Chofetz Chayim once asked someone how his financial situation was. The person replied, “It wouldn’t hurt if it would be a little better.” 

“It would hurt,” the Chofetz Chayim told him. “What the Almighty does for you is for your best interests.”


from Gateway to Happiness 
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