0643 - Bitochon 16

00:00 Another story written in the Peleh Yoetz VaAdom has to do with Dinim HaBitachon. There was once a Hasid who came to the Rebbe, Rebbe Yitzchak of Vurki. This is when he still lived in a village before he even became Rebbe. And this Hasid came to him and asked him to speak to the famous rich lady called Tomerl of Vurki. She was a relative of this Hasid. So she came to Rebbe Yitzchak of Vurki. He came to Yitzchak of Vurki asking him to ask this Tomerl of Vurki to help him marry off his daughter. Now this Rebbe Yitzchak of Vurki was the one that was appointed to take care of the possessions and the tzdockes of this lady. And he had a big hashpa'ah, he had an influence on her. Therefore, he came to him to ask him, "Please have a hashpa'ah on this lady to help me, give me money for the wedding of my daughter." And Rebbe Yitzchak of Vurki pushed him away and told him, "I can't help you. I'm not gonna do it. I can't do it. Go away." Then finally he said to him, "You know what? Come back tomorrow, but I, I don't think I could do it. I am not gonna speak to her." The next day he came back, and now Rebbe Yitzchak of Vurki accepted him very-- with a smile and told him, spoke to him very loud so this lady who was not far from there should be able to hear also, this Tomerl should be

01:14 able to hear. And he says to him, "How much money do you need?" So he says, "Well, I need three hundred ruble," or whatever it was, "for her dowry. I need two hundred for the expenses of the wedding," et cetera. And then he says, "You know, you're a relative of this lady Tomerl. She's your relative, so for sure she'll help you." When she heard that, right away she said, "I'm gonna help you." She gave him all the money and et cetera, et cetera. So this Hasid asked Rebbe Yitzchak of Vurki, "I don't understand. What was the difference in yesterday and today? How come yesterday when I came to you, you made yourself like you can't help me, you're not gonna talk to her, and it's nothing? And today, all of a sudden, you received me smiling, and you f-fulfilled what I asked you, my request. Why did you do that?" So he said, "The reason is I wanted to teach you not to rely on a human being, but to rely on Hashem. Yesterday when you came, you were thinking that the way you'll get help is bec- is this Tomerl will help you. So you got me to speak to her, and now she'll help you. So you didn't rely on Hashem. You relied on a person. But when you left me and you felt that this is not gonna work, so then you really rely- realize that you have to rely on Hashem. Now that you had the bitachon, now ta- you came

02:18 back. I said she'll help you. So lepeel she helped, a person helped, but it was all because of your bitachon, and that's what I wanted to teach you, and that's why you got help from her."