The Chofetz Chaim relates a parable of a poor person who exerted himself to get a contribution from a wealthy man. He sent many different messengers to ask the wealthy man for an audience. Then he himself went to the rich man to ask him to have rachmanus. The rich man agreed and set up an appointment to meet the poor man the next day in his office, at which time he would grant him his request.
A week went by and the man did not show up. When the two met again, the poor man repeated his plea, and asked the rich man to have rachmanus and lend him the money he needed.
The wealthy man replied, “I never rescinded on my promise. Come to the office tomorrow.”
To his surprise, the poor man didn’t show up the next day either. The wealthy man was puzzled. Who or what could be thwarting the poor man from keeping the appointment?
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