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1 Edonthego.org Shabbathub.com G etashidduch.org kids@chevrutah24x7.net Once a chassid came to the holy Baal Shem Tov , troubled by thoughts about pride. “Rebbe,” he asked with pain in his voice, “how can I acquire the quality of humility and truly feel small in my own eyes?” A gentle smile appeared on the Rebbe’s face. “Travel to a nearby town,” he said, “find a wagon driver who is fixing the wheel of his cart, and from him you will learn the answer.” The chassid hurried on his journey. When he arrived, he saw a simple wagon driver covered in thick mud, struggling with all his strength to pull a stuck wheel from the ground. “Do you need help?” the chassid asked. The wagon driver wiped the sweat from his forehead and answered modestly: “Of course. But know this—even if I learn every method of fixing wheels in the world, if the Almighty does not place strength into my hands, all my effort is worth nothing.” The chassid immediately understood the lesson: even when we act with skill and wisdom, everything we have is a gift from Above. This story helps us understand a holy moment that happened years later. Imagine a small boy who would one day illuminate the world as the great Tzemach…