The third error is that he povides others with their income as ordained for them by the Creator through his agency reminds them of his favor toward than as if it were he that provided them with income supported them and showed himself benevolent towards them and expects them to thank and parise him profusely and be subservient to him He becomes arrogant proud hearted and haughty and feels no gratitude to H'shem for this privilege. He thinks that if he were to deny the other his income, it would remain in his possession, and that if not for him, their income would be cut off This poor man labors in vain in the world and forfeits his reward in the World to Come
Once, on a Motzoei Shabbos, the chasidim were sitting in the bais medrash of the Ruzhiner Rebbe zy”a for Melave Malka. Suddenly, the Rebbe opened the door of his room next to the bais medrash, stood at the entrance, and said, “The Baal Shem Tov was not a deity, and the zaida, the Magid, was not just an ordinary wagon driver. And once, when the holy Baal Shem Tov prayed, his talis fringe fell out of his gartel and dragged on the floor. The Magid approached, picked it up, and put it back in the gartel, but he was trembled with such tremendous fear that he fainted and his life was in danger. They were compelled to rouse the Baal Shem Tov from his deep dveikus in order to calm him.” He then added, “I told you that the Baal Shem Tov was not a deity and my zaida, the Magid, was no wagon driver. Still and all, when he touched the Besht’s garment, he fainted from fear. The entire world is Hashem’s garment. How much fear must we feel to touch this world!” May the memory of the...