Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL
Two men living in the same town came into significant wealth. Both decided to bury their fortune in their backyard. Each picked a landmark on their respective properties, paced 20 steps and dug a hole.
Chaim, the more anxious of the two, kept looking over his shoulder to make sure there was nobody watching as he placed his treasures in the ground. By contrast, the more trusting Berel didn’t bother with such precautions. Unbeknownst to him, he was spotted by a dishonest neighbor who eventually stole his entire nest egg.
A week later Chaim the worrier, whose fortune was fully intact, decided to check up on his hidey-hole. By accident he counted the wrong amount of paces from the landmark and dug into the ground. Imagine his horror when he realized that there was nothing there.