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A story about gratitude, entitlement, and recognizing blessings as gifts from Hashem.
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A wealthy woman exited a bank in Manhattan. She had just withdrawn $50,000 in cash, which she put in her pocketbook. She's walking down the street when all of a sudden a fellow comes over, knocks her to the ground, grabs her pocketbook, and runs off with her $50,000 in cash. She's lying there on the floor, shocked, hurt, dismayed. Eventually, she picks herself up, stunned. But before she has a chance to walk away, a disheveled and dirty homeless man comes running down the street and hands her her purse. He says in a garbled voice, "I saw what happened. I caught him. Here's your purse." She's overwhelmed. He He chased after the guy. He got her money back. She opens up her purse and she gives him $100 as a reward for his bravery. She walks off. A few weeks later, she passes by that spot in Manhattan, and she sees the homeless guy there collecting charity. Her heart is
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- 0:02A wealthy woman exited a bank in Manhattan. She had just withdrawn $50,000 in cash, which…
- 0:32away, a disheveled and dirty homeless man comes running down the street and hands her her…
- 1:03overwhelmed. She realizes that he's a homeless fellow who begs for a living. He had her…
- 1:34one month, and she only gives him $100. He looks at her a little bit perplexed,…
- 2:05All of a sudden, the homeless man gets all upset. He says, "I don't understand something.…
- 2:38you, all of a sudden you complain, "Woah, how could you take that from me? It's…
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