בבא מציעא צג

Walking through the streets of the city, a man came upon an עני with an outstretched hand. He immediately recognized him as a man who had been wealthy. Stunned, he asked how the man had sunk so low. “What happened to me,” he responded, “is like what חז״ל say: תחילה ימלא אדם כרסו בש״ס ופוסקים ואחר כך ילמד קבלה. That’s what I did. In the beginning, as I was going downhill, I sold my ש״ס and פוסקים and filled my hungry stomach. And now, I’m at the stage of קבלה.”

06/10/2021