Miracle or Dust?
There is a Jewish midrash (legend) to the effect that the Biblical Solomon carried two notes with him everywhere. One said, “For me, the universe was created;” the other, “My end will be dust and ashes.” When he was overwhelmed by all the pressures and crises of the monarchy to the point where he felt he could not cope, Solomon would read the former. When he was tempted by the flattery of the sycophants around him and about to be seduced by all the lavish luxuries of the throne, Solomon would read the latter.
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