A man came to Rabbi Yehuda Assad for advice. "Rabbi," he said, "I want to buy a certain run-down store, which will give me the opportunity to support my family and myself comfortably. What do you suggest?" Rabbi Assad told him not to buy the store.
The next day, another man came to ask Rabbi Assad for advice. "Rabbi," he said, "if I buy this store, I will, with the help of Hashem, be able to fix it up and earn a decent living." This time, Rabbi Assad urged the man to go ahead.
When the first man heard the Rabbi's advice to the second, he grew furious and ran to him. "Rabbi, yesterday I asked you about buying the same store, and you told me not to. Why did you tell the other man to buy it?"
"It's very simple," said Rabbi Assad. "You wanted to take on the task of running a run-down store all by yourself, and I felt that it was too much for one person. The other man, on the other hand, stated, 'with the help of Hashem.' With a partner like that, I felt he has an excellent chance of making a go of it." ( Excerpted from the ArtScroll book - Words of Wisdom, Words of Wit)
