One Jew came to Dov Ber from Mezherich and began to complain that he was tormented by unclean thoughts and bad fantasies, which prevented him from thinking about good and holy things. He said:
– You need to go to Rabbi Zeev from Zhitomir.
Necessary means necessary. Rabbi Zeev kept a tavern not far from the city, in one of the villages. When the Jew got there, it was already night. And no matter how the guest knocked, no one opened for him. So he stood at the door until the morning.
In the morning the tavern was opened. The Jew went there and, following the advice of the Maggid*, asked for shelter for a few days. All this time the owner, Rabbi Zeev, did not say anything, did not ask anything. No wise advice, no harsh instructions. The Jew kept wondering why the Maggid had sent him here. And not finding an answer, he decided to go home. Standing at the threshold, he said to the owner:
- The Maggid sent me to you, but why - I don’t know...
Tzadik Zeev from Zhitomir replied:
- I'll tell you why. So that you understand that when a person is the master of his home, uninvited guests will not enter his home...
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru