The Staff of Misfortunes
Said the Radomsker: "We read (Song of Songs 1:4): 'O draw me; we will run after You.' A shepherd employs two methods to draw his sheep to him. He either whistles and they come, or he drives them with his staff, and they move forward. In the first instance, they follow him; in the second he follows them. We petition that the Lord should draw us near to Him by His voice, and we promise to follow after Him. But we do not desire that He should drive us to godliness with the staff of misfortunes."
Source: Ohel Shelomoh
