A man once came to the chassidic master Rabbi Yerachmiel of Pshischa with his tale of woe:<\/p>\n

\u201cRebbe<\/span>, I am a tailor. Over the years I have earned quite a reputation for my expertise and the high quality of my work. All the nobles in the area order their livery and their ladies\u2019 dresses from me.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeveral months ago I received the most important commission of my life. The prince himself heard of me, and asked that I sew him a suit of clothes from the finest silk to be gotten in the land. But when I brought him the finished product, he began yelling and cursing: \u2018This is the best you can do? Why, it\u2019s atrocious! Who taught you to sew?\u2019 He ordered me out of his house and threw the garment out after me.<\/p>\n

\u201cRebbe, I am ruined. All my capital is invested in the cloth. Worse still, my reputation has been totally destroyed. No one will dare order anything from me after this. I don\u2019t understand what happened! This is the best work I\u2019ve ever done!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGo back to your shop,\u201d advised Rabbi Yerachmiel. \u201cRemove all the stitches in this garment, sew them anew exactly as you sewed them before, and bring it to the prince.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut then I\u2019ll have the same garment I have now!\u201d protested the tailor.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo as I say, and\u00a0G\u2011d<\/span>\u00a0will help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two weeks later, the tailor was back. \u201cRebbe, you saved my life! To be honest, I had little faith in your strange idea. But having nothing to lose, I did as you said. When I presented the result to the prince, his eyes lit up. \u2018Beautiful!\u2019 he cried. \u2018You have more than lived up to your reputation. This is the finest suit of clothes I have ever seen.\u2019 He rewarded me handsomely, and promised to send more work my way.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I don\u2019t understand\u2014what was the difference between the first suit and the second, if the cloth was cut and sewn in exactly the same way?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first suit,\u201d explained Rabbi Yerachmiel, \u201cwas sewn with arrogance and pride. The result was a spiritually repulsive garment, which though technically perfect was devoid of all grace and beauty. The second suit was sewn with a humble spirit and a broken heart, investing in the garment an inner beauty that evokes awe and admiration in everyone who beholds it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: The Mystery of the Second Suit<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

BY RABBI SHLOMO YOSEF ZEVIN<\/a><\/h6>\n
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