The Story of Trust, Part 4
Again, the king thought he’d take away the trustful man’s livelihood, but Hashem gave him a brand new livelihood...
Illustrations by Rebecca Shapiro
The Story of Trust, Part 4
It was difficult in his eyes, for he had no money. Nevertheless, he trusted in the L-rd, and he went and saw a man cleaning a stable. He asked him, “Why would someone such as you be cleaning a stable?” He replied, “I looked for someone to clean it, but could not find anyone, so I had to do it myself.” He said to him, “Let me clean it.” He cleaned it completely, and the man gave him two gold pieces. Then he went and cleaned other stables, gathered six gold pieces, and again bought his customary meal, and went home, and was very happy.
The King came again to his house to see how he had fared, and he saw again everything as before. He entered the house as before, and in the morning the man again escorted the King, and the King asked him and he answered, all as before. So the King went and decreed that no man should be allowed to clean a stable. In the morning, the man went looking for stables to clean, and they told him of the King’s newest decree. So the man went and enlisted as a soldier with the minister who recruited soldiers for the King. For there are soldiers who are enlisted mandatorily by the government, and there are other soldiers who are hired for a salary. He had himself hired, and he set conditions with the Minister that he would not be enlisted permanently, rather on a daily basis. Every day in the morning, he would be paid for a day’s work. The Minister outfitted him immediately in a soldier’s uniform, allotted him a sword, and sent him to where he was needed. Afterwards, in the evening, after having finished all his work, he stripped off the uniform, bought his usual meal, went home, and was very happy.
To be continued.
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