A serving of Humble Pie

I read this today attributed to Rabbi Rafael, a nineteenth-century Hassidic teacher.  It still hits home:

“When I get to heaven, they’ll ask me, why didn’t you learn more Torah?  I will tell them I was not bright enough.  Then they’ll ask me, why didn’t you do more kind deeds for others?  I will tell them that I was physically weak.  Then they’ll ask me why didn’t you give more to charity?  And I’ll tell them that I didn’t have enough money for that.  And then they’ll ask me, if you were so stupid, weak, and poor, why were you so arrogant?  And for that I won’t have an answer.”

Amen!