Jewish%20thought for Shabbat 26:5

אמר רשב"ג אף אנו מחבבין את הצרות אבל מה נעשה שאם באנו לכתוב אין אנו מספיקין

Said they, Hananiah b. Hezekiah and his companions, who cherished their troubles.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the days of victorious release from their troubles, and declared the minor festivals. ');">¹²</span> R. Simeon b. Gamaliel observed: We too cherish our troubles, but what can we do? For if we come to write [them down], we are inadequate.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Every day marks the release from some trouble. ');">¹³</span> Another reason is: a fool is not assailed.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., he does not perceive the troubles which surround him. So we too do not perceive our miraculous escapes. ');">¹⁴</span>

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