Good Job... Let's go veiter!

I dont have any cents to throw in but just few Polish kopeks.

There is this famous (Polish) Shlomo story about about R'Avrohom Borenstein of Sochachev, Avnei Nezer.
He was an amazing genius in Torah and when he was only 13 he married the heilige Kotzker rebbe's daughter. Nebach, year later he fell critically ill.
The situation looked very very bleak so his father went to the Kotzker to beg for a prayer.
He said " Rebbe, I am so worried about my son. Please daven for him. You know how much Torah he's learned and I m sure if you remind the Heavens of it he ll be found worthy to live".
But the Kotzker only answered - You call it "learned"? He has learned nothing, he has done nothing. Nothing!!!
The Sochachover's father could not believe what he is hearing and said "But Rebbe, I dont know what you mean. My son is only 14 and he s already learned all the Torah by heart."
But the Kotzker just shook his head and kept repeating "Nothing!". There was just no way to get the Kotzker to change his mind.
Few days later the miracle happened. The Sochatchover recovered completely. His father was filled with joy but still that meeting with the Kotzker troubled him a lot. So he said to his son " You know your father-in-law is a very holy person and the great rebbe but I just dont understand. When you were ill I went to him and tried to get him to daven for you, to speak on your behalf in the higher echelons. But whenever I tried to remind him of all the Torah you ve learned and all the mitzvos you ve done that should make you surely worthy of yeshuah, he wouldnt listen and he would just repeat - this all is nothing, nothing at all!"
The Sochachover laughed "Gevalt, father, is the Kotzker holy!, Gevalt, is he wise! You thought that by praising me you would help me. But really the opposite was true. You see, every person is in this world to do one tikkun, one special fixing. And once he is done there is no need for him to stay in the Olam Hazeh.
My father-in-law knew that if I had already learned everything I was supposed to then there was no way of saving me. So when he was saying - it's nothing - he was really speaking to Heaven saying - R Avrohom has only begun to accomplish his task. His work isnt finished - he has so much more to learn. Zisse Tate Melech, You have to give him more time.
And this, Father, is what saved my life"

Rabbi Chanowitz,
Yes, you have touched many lives (including mine).
Yes, your kiyum mitzvas kibud av v'eim is something we should all learn from.
Yes you ve been an inspiration.
But
You merely scratched the surface. There is so much more to do.
So yes, nice, very good job so far and let's go veiter.


gut shabbes

mati kos
the chief rabbi of the polish minority in exile... or at least somewhere there.


ps ah yes please add gateshead england to the world list of places being mispalel for you.