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A nice story that illustrates:

In the town of lubavitch, there was a simple innkeeper. One day he came to the Rebbe Maharash for a Bracha, as he didn’t have enough guests coming by and so he didn’t have enough money for his family.

The Rebbe told him that he should prepare for a bunch of guests who are going to come for Shabbos.

The man went and borrowed money to buy lots of ingredients to make allot of food for the expected guests.
Friday comes and no guests.

Afternoon came and still no guests. In desperation, the innkeeper ran to the Rebbe Maharash.

He found the Rebbe standing on his porch from the second floor. Looking up he exclaimed, “Rebbe, I borrowed allot of money and there are no guests!”

The Rebbe Maharash told him not to worry, the guests were coming.

He went home. Candle lighting came. Just after licht bentchen a bunch of people arrived and banged on his door, desperate for a place to stay for Shabbos as they had come so late.

They were happily surprised to see that a accommodations were already in place.

Being a simple villager the innkeeper wondered aloud to one of the chassidim, ” how did the Rebbe know they were coming?” He thought a bit and then came up with an answer.

“The Rebbe was standing higher so he saw further.”

Chassidim appreciated the simplicity of the villager and derived much enjoyment from the unintended meaning of the villagers statement.

The Rebbe stands higher so he sees further…