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Heart Tales is a monthly newsletter for people on an adventure toward wholeness. It is published by Jim Cyr, storyteller, author, and crisis intervention specialist.

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Introduction

Yesterday’s story gave us an example of how we miss the mark of a life of happy, healthy, secure, and productive life by comparing ourselves to others. Today’s story shows us how to hit the mark by, as the Yiddish proverb says, “knowing what’s in the other guy’s belly.”

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Keeping the Stone Thrown at You

The Rabbi of Talno came to a city that was part of the sphere of influence of the Rabbi of Rezisztov. The latter’s disciples became angry over the violation of their master’s “territory.”

One of them, unable to control his indignation, threw a stone at the Talnor Rabbi’s carriage. The rabbi picked up the stone and said to his friends, “I am going to keep this stone as a symbol of the self-sacrifice and veneration of a loyal disciple.”

Later, the rabbi placed the stone among his dearest belongings.

*Yesterday and today’s stories can be found in The Kabbalah of Envy, by Rabbi Nilton Bonder

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Thought to Ponder

How well do I “see what’s in the other guy’s belly?”
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About Jim & Heart Tales

The true spirit of my work is to lead people on a life-changing adventure toward wholeness by connecting their hearts to their true selves, to others, and to God, through stories of healing, wisdom, and faith. My life-changing adventure toward wholeness includes performances of folk and fairy tales, sacred stories, and personal stories, and workshops on how to tell stories in therapeutic settings.

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