True Tales from the Corners of Our World
A friend of mine had a lot of interesting experiences when he was working as a plumber years ago. This particular story taught him an important lesson about how Hashem gives parnassah.
Years ago, when I was working for a Jewish plumbing company in Boro Park, a coworker of mine named Yisroel Chaim became a mentor, friend, and chavrusa. I was still single then and living at home with my parents, but my days were packed from morning till night. I had a very fulfilling seder hayom.
One day at work Yisroel Chaim told me about an after-hours freelance job — installing a water heater in someone’s home. He had passed on it himself due to lack of time, and he recommended me because of his confidence in my work. The job would take a couple of evenings and pay $350.
Over the course of the workday, I gave the offer a lot of thought. I appreciated that Yisroel Chaim was trying to help me out, and I could definitely have used the money. My hesitation was that taking the job would mean missing my chavrusa with him at least twice.
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