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The opening of this shiur, in BRI Breslov: The Breslov Research Institute’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Rebbe Nachman told the story that took place a long time ago in some little village in Eastern Europe they lived two very wealthy homeowners each homeowner had a son one homeowner had a son he was a very wise and clever son a sophisticated son the other homeowner had a son it was very simple he wasn't stupid but he thought in a very straightforward face-value kind of manner these two sons were the best of friends they grew up together they went to the same school yet as they got older and matured they parted ways the clever son decided he had enough with the backwards village he wanted to see the world and he travelled for many years he became educated it became culture it became very wealthy he learned many different types of careers but despite all of this he was never truly happy with his life he always looked at other people and saw some deficiencies something that he didn't have yet and as he rose to the pinnacle of society and his sophistication his sophisticated mannerism he always saw something that was wrong that caused him not to be satisfied with life after a long time he decided was time to return to his roots to return home to settle down and have a family he began to travel back to his village and as he travelled and he got closer to meet with various people he soon realized that the people in this part of the world they weren't very

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1. 0:00Rebbe Nachman told the story that took place a long time ago in some little village…
2. 0:31same school yet as they got older and matured they parted ways the clever son decided…
3. 1:01pinnacle of society and his sophistication his sophisticated mannerism he always saw something that was wrong…
4. 1:31educated there were just simple people he became disgusted with the conversations he had with them…
5. 2:01exact instructions how to sew this suit it was the most magnificent suit the tailor had…
6. 2:31to himself that this tailor doesn't understand what's wrong with the suit where am i what…
7. 3:01even as a shoemaker it wasn't really a great true maker the shoes that the shoemaker…
8. 3:33shoe makers get three golden for a pair of shoes and you only get one and…
9. 4:03money to put bread down on the table this simple answer has so much meaning this…
10. 4:34as material things go and our spiritual endeavors as well however much tolerated to study over…

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