A wisdom story . . .
"Looking out the window on a weekday morning, the Hasidic teacher, Nachman of Bratzlav, noticed his disciple, Chaim, rushing along the street.
"Reb Nachman opened the window and invited Chaim to come inside. Chaim entered the home and Nachman said to him, 'Chaim, have you seen the sky this morning?' 'No, Rebbe,' answered Chaim. 'Have you seen the street this morning?' 'Yes, Rebbe.' 'Tell me, please, Chaim, what did you see in the street?' 'I saw people, carts, and merchandise. I saw merchants and peasants all coming and going, selling and buying.'
" 'Chaim,' said Nachman, 'in fifty years, in one hundred years, on that very street there will be a market. Other vehicles will then bring merchants and merchandise to the street. But I won't be here and neither will you. So, I ask you Chaim, what's the good of rushing if you don't even have time to look at the sky?' "
— Story from Gates of Shabbat: A Guide for Observing Shabbat by Central Conference of American Rabbis
