Musar for Bava Kamma 174:11
והא התם דאית לה צערא דגופא ומעלמא קאתי לה וקא קפיד דקתני ולא עוד אלא (אפילו) אחרים שחבלו בה חייבין ליתן לאביה
he would not mind [it going to the children]. But what about a find which is similarly a profit coming from outside, and the father still is particular about it?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. B.M. 12b. ');"><sup>20</sup></span> — It may be said that he is particular even about a profit which comes from outside provided no actual pain was caused to the children through it,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Such as e.g., in the case of a find. ');"><sup>21</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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