“Those who merit being FFB have more time in their lives to do mitzvos. BTs can never catch up.”
“yeah im sorry wanderingchana but that is not the case! there is the chazal that a tzaddik can never stand in a place a baal teshuva can stand.”
It’s actually a raging machlokes amongst the commentators as to what that statement means. The Rambam (Hilchos Teshuva 7:4) seems to understand it literally – ??? ???? ??? ??? ????? ???? ????? ????? ??????? ???? ?????? ??????? ???? ??? ???? ?? ??? ???? ????? ??? ???? ????? ????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ??? ??? ????? ???? ???? ??? ??? ???? ????? ???? ???? ???? ???? ????? ???? ????? ????? ?????? ??? ?????? ?????? ?????? ????? ?? ????? ????? ????? ????? ??? ??? ???? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ???? ???? ???
The Orchos Tzadikim (end of Shaar Hateshuva) says almost word for word what the Rambam says.
However, Rabbeinu Yonah (Avos 3:16) explains it oppositely – ????? ?? ????? ???? ??? ????? ??????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?????? ?????? ?????? ????? ????? ????? ?????? ????? ???? ????? ????? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ????? ???? ???? ?? ??? ?? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ????? ?? ?? ?????? ??? ???? ??????? ???? ???? ?? ?????? ????? ?? ???? ???? ??? ???????? ?????? ?????? ?????
Similarly the Maharsha (Berachos 34b) says ?? ???? ????? ??? ?? ???? ????? ????? ????? ????? ???? ????? ?? ??????? ?????? ??? ???? ??????? ????? ???????? ??? ?”? ????? ???? ?? ??? ??? ????? ????? ???”? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ????? ?????? ???? ??? ????? ???? ???? ????? ????? ??”? ?? ??? ??? ?? ???? ???? ????? ??? ??”? ???? ???? ??? ?????? ????? ????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ??? ?????? ??? ????? ??????? ???? ????? ????? ????? ??? ???? ?? ???? ??? ??? ?????? ??? ??? ???? ??? ?? ???? ????? ?? ??????? ?????? ??? ??? ??? ???? ???? ??? ??? ??? ???? ?????? ??”? ??? ????”? ?????? ?????? ?? ??? ???? ????? ??? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ???”? ?? ????? ???? ????? ??? ???? ?????? ??? ?? ???? ???”?
The Kli Yakar (Bamidbar 19:21) has an entirely different understanding -??? ?????? ??? ????? ??”? (????? ?? ?) ????? ????? ????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ??? ?????? ????? ?? ?? ???? ????? ???? ????? ????? ??? ??? ?? ??????? ??????? ?? ???? ??? ??? ??? ??? ????? ???? ???? ????? ?? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ???? ????? ?????? ??? ?????? ???? ??????? ????? ?????? ??? ???? ?? ??? ????? ????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ?? ??? ???? ???? ??????, ???? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ????? ????? ????? ??? ??? ??? ????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ?? ??? ????? ???? ???? ????? ???? ??? ????? (???? ? ??) ?? ??? ???? ???? ?? ???? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ?????? ?? ??? ????? ?? ??? ????? ???? ?????? ????? ?????? ??? ?????? ???? ???? ??? ?????? ???? ???? ???? ????? ?? ?? ???? ????? ?????? ??? ?????? ???? ??????? ?????? ?? ??? ????? ??????? ??????? ???? ??????? ?? ??? ??????? ????? ??? ??? ???? ?????