Euphoria of A $0 Balance - R' Zev Smith

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[music] >> David was living in Eretz Yisrael and he couldn't make a living. [music] So, he decided to move to America. But, he had to feed his family in the interim. But, he had a friend that owned the grocery >> [music] >> who consented to give him food on credit. And don't worry, when you when you get a job, you'll pay me back. But, it didn't happen. Over a year passed by and David could not find a job. And he couldn't bear the concept of meeting his friend. What's he going to say? Until one day he bumped into his friend, literally. friend, literally. And he started crying. It was an outburst of emotion. I don't know what to do. I can't pay the debt. I don't have any money. And his friend says, "David, I want to tell you a story. Come to my office. I'm going to tell you a story. Just yesterday someone walked into the store and he asked me, 'Does David so-and-so shop here?' I said, 'Yes.' 'Does he have an account?' I said, 'Yes.' 'How much is it?' I said, 'It's none of your business.' He says, 'It is my business. I want to pay his debt because I respect him. He's a real ben Torah. Whatever it is, I'm going to pay the [music] amount.' And it was over $20,000 and he paid in

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1. 0:03[music] >> David was living in Eretz Yisrael and he couldn't make a living. [music] So,…
2. 0:33friend, literally. And he started crying. It was an outburst of emotion. I don't know what…
3. 1:03And it was over $20,000 and he paid in full. And then the friend says, "David,…
4. 1:35forgets or foregoes, he's anyway of the different explanations of that word, that superpower called shalom.…
5. 2:06And that's when we see the truth of the Torah. I've aged, I've seen a lot…
6. 2:36talk. Friends don't talk. Now is the time to harness on the solemn moment and pick…

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