Our Sages say:
“One who has a hundred wants two hundred;
one who has two hundred wants four hundred.”1
Achievement whets the desire
for even greater achievements,
and at a faster pace.
This is true regarding material wealth,
and even more so regarding spiritual achievements,
in fulfilling G‑d’s will.
The Rebbe, of righteous memory, motions upwards with his hands to Rabbi Yaakov Yehudah (“JJ”) Hecht following a parade to bolster to Jewish unity. Rabbi Hecht had told the Rebbe that the great turnout at the parade “pulled him out” of his unfounded worries that it would not be successful; the Rebbe responded that the turnout “uplifted him.” (Photo: A. Raskin/Lubavitch Archives)
About the photo: As the Rebbe was about to leave the Lag BaOmer parade of 5747 (1987), Rabbi JJ Hecht turned to the Rebbe and said that he hopes the Rebbe received nachas ruach [pleasure] from the parade. The Rebbe answered “Very [much so]. What about your mara-shchora [melancholy]?” (Before the parade, Rabbi Hecht had complained that the preparations were not going well and was worried about the turnout). Rabbi Hecht responded, “The Rebbe pulled me out of it,” to which the Rebbe responded (in Yiddish), with a swift raise of his hand, “Pulled you out of it? ...lifted [you] up!”
