A rich man once came to the MEZRITCH MAGGID. The Maggid asked him what do you eat everyday? The rich man answered him Rebbe I suffice him eating dry bread with water and herring .The Maggid told him from now on you must eat meat and drink wine everyday.
The people standing nearby asked the Maggid why he cares what the rich man eats? Said the Maggid I’m concerned about the poor man.If the rich man eats meat and drinks wine everyday then he will understand that the poor man should have at least dry bread,water and herring.If however that’s what the rich man eats he will then think that the poor man can suffice on less then that…

Rabbi David Cohen / Boro Park NY.