The Years Fly By

When the Satmar Rov zy”a was in Yerushalaim, he was asked to come to Talmud Torah Chayei Olam to test the boys on their learning. During the exam, the Rov asked one boy to explain this pasuk. As he was reading it, he made a mistake. Instead of saying, “V’shnayim yisa’u. And they traveled second”, he said, “Veshanim yisa’u. And the years travel.”

Everyone laughed at the mistake but the Rov nodded his head and said, “It was worth it for me to come here to hear this translation of the pasuk. This is an important mussar lesson. A person has to know that the years really do fly by.”