A hasid told the Rabbi of Kotzk about his poverty and troubles.
‘Don’t worry’, advised the Rabbi. ‘Pray to God with all your heart, and the merciful Lord will have mercy on you.’
‘But i don’t know how to pray’ said the other.
Pity surged up in the Rabbi of Kotzk as he looked at him. ‘Then,’ he said, ‘you have indeed a great deal to worry about.’
Martin Buber; Tales of the Hasidim
