A Story

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There was once a very rich man who lived in a big home. Whenever a poor person would come to his door asking for charity, the rich man gave him a warm welcome and invited him into his home. "Come in, make yourself at home! Here is where you can take a good shower and I have to extra clothing in the other room. When you are ready please come to the dining room for a meal!"

Everyone who came to him got the royal treatment as well as charity money.

One day, Mr. Shlomazel (Mr. Unlucky) was on the streets doing his thing and asking for charity to passers by.

Mr. Plony Almony (Mr. Somebody) came to him. "Why don't you go to the rich man. He'll give you everything you need!"

So Shlomazel goes to the rich man's house. But he went to the wrong house and arrived at the rich man's neighbor.

"Some charity, if you please?" Said Shlomazel when the neighbor opened the door.

The neighbor quickly realized that this guy was looking for the next door neighbor. "Hmpf! So you want some charity, eh? Well first clean my floor. Do the dishes. The Laundry. And some other various work around the house and THEN I'll give you charity!"

Shlomazel got to work. He sweated alot and thought to himself that this was certainly not what he expected. At any rate he continued to work until it was all done. Then he went to the neighbor for his prize.

"Charity?! Go next door!" And sent him on his way.

Shlomazel goes to the next door -which is actually the rich man's home and knocks on the door.

"Charity please?"

"Oh! Come in!! Come in! Make yourself at home! Here is a place for you to take a nice hot shower. Afterwards I have some clean clothes for you. When you are ready there will be a nice hot meal waiting for you in the dining room."

After a nice shower, comfy clothing, Shlomazel sat with the rich man enjoying their dinner. "Boy, I sure worked hard for this meal!" Shlomazel exclaimed.

"What do you mean?" Asked the rich man, "you only asked and I gave you!"

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We work hard. Do overtime. Some people thing they even have to steal. But in the end God is the true provider. Ask.