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Rothstein  The Rest of the Story  By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Secular knowledge is like a deep well from which one must draw
water, but Torah knowledge is like a flowing stream, which
rushes towards a person. It's good when the wicked benefit,
because the more they receive in this world, the less they'll
get in the Next. (Conversely, the more the righteous lose in
this world, the more they'll be rewarded in the Next.) Fools
love arguments and their words frequently get them into trouble.
Complaints are like a punch in the gut. A scholar who slacks off
in his learning destroys words of Torah through his inactivity.
Sometimes a person's position sounds good, but then you hear the
other side of the story. Dividing property by drawing lots can
settle arguments; a brother who rebels can lose a city and
arguments between brothers can "lock the door" between them
forever. (Rashi applies this v