End benevolence? No Wait! I'm Not Quite Ready To Do That.
“what should a jew do if he is not a pious man?” the rabbi asked. and answered: “let him play the pious man. the almighty does not require good intentions. the deed is what counts. it is what you do that matters. are you angry perhaps? go ahead and be angry, but speak gentle words and be friendly at the same time. are you afraid of being a dissembler? so what if you pretend to be something you aren’t? for whose sake are you lying? for your father in heaven. his holy name, blessed be he, knows the intention and the intention behind the intention, and it is this that is the main thing.” I. B. Singer, "A Piece of Advice"
summer patriot, winter soldier: a piece of advice ... isaac bashevis singer ... a short story
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summer patriot, winter soldier: a piece of advice ... isaac bashevis singer ... a short story
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