A man came to one Hasidic master and asked:
-What should I do to become wise? The teacher replied:
- Go out and wait there.
And it was raining outside. The man was surprised and thought: “How can this help me? But who knows, anything could happen..."
He left the house and stood there, and the rain kept pouring and pouring. Soon the man was wet to the last thread. Ten minutes later he returned and said to the teacher:
- Well, I stood there, as you said. What now?
The teacher asked him:
- What happened? While you were standing there, did you make any discovery?
The man replied:
- Opening? I just thought I looked like a fool!
Master said:
- This is a great discovery! This is the beginning of wisdom! Now you can begin. You are on the right road. If you know that you are a fool, then the change has already begun.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru