שקלים-ג

Two Jewish travelers were trudging wearily to the next town where they hoped to shnorr something to eat. Suddenly, they came upon a loaf of fresh bread. Starving, the first man said: “Break it in half and let’s eat.” The other, being something of a philosopher, said: “Let’s not rush. This heaven sent loaf is something to savor. Let’s feast our eyes on it and gratify our visual and spiritual senses.” “Bread is bread,” grumbled the pragmatic partner. “Let’s eat. I’m famished.” His fellow traveler replied: “Bread is not merely bread. Every object in this great universe is not single, but double. It has a spiritual and material element; a tangible and intangible aspect; the precept and the concept. So you see, we have not found one, but two loaves of bread.“ The hungry partner said: “That’s very nice but I’m going to eat it now. You do as you like.” His philosopher partner took a brief nap. When he awoke, he was astounded to find not a single remaining crumb. “Where is my portion of the bread?“ cried the man indignantly. “Oh it’s around somewhere,” answered the other. “You said that bread was double, so I had a double rejoicing. I ate mine and left the other one for you!”

05/07/2020