Musar for Bava Kamma 174:1
אמר ליה לא זכתה התורה לאב אלא שבח נעורים בלבד איתיביה החובל בעבד עברי חייב בכולן חוץ מן השבת בזמן שהוא שלו אמר אביי מודה רב בשבת דמעשה ידיה עד שעת בגרות דאבוה הוי
— He replied: 'The Torah did not bestow upon the father [any right] save to the income of youth alone.' An objection was raised<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Lit., 'he objected to him.' The objector was evidently not R. Eleazar, as Abaye is the one who replies to the objection.] ');"><sup>1</sup></span>
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
One can also explain these verses in accordance with a statement by our sages (Yuma 72) that there are three crowns, the crown of priesthood acquired by Aaron, the crown of Monarchy acquired by David, and the crown of Torah which was granted (potentially) to everybody. Concerning all this, the Torah first says (plural) והייתם, "you will all be something precious." There is a discussion in Baba Kama 87 about the meaning of the word סגולה. Rav Chisda holds that someone could acquire סגולה by purchasing a Torah scroll. Rabba bar Rav Hunna thinks that ownership of a date-palem constitutes possession of a סגולה; the owner will be able to eat dates from it for an unlimited period of time. What Rabbi Chisda meant was that everybody is at liberty to buy a Torah scroll, hence everybody can acquire the status of being or possessing a סגולה.
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