According to an old rabbinical story…
In a small East European country there lived a pious Jewish lad who wanted to become a Rabbi. He walked several miles each day, to and from the synagogue, for his Scripture lessons. Between the boy’s home and the synagogue there stood a fruit stand, owned by an atheist. Whenever the boy walked past the fruit stand, the owner would taunt him about his faith. “Where are you going, young man, to see God again?” he would ask. Or, “Did you find God in good health today?” The boy always continued on his way, never answering. One day, in an effort to evoke a response, the nonbeliever selected the biggest, shiniest apple from his stand and said to the young man as he passed by, “You are wasting your time studying about God. I will give you this apple if you tell me where God is.” The boy stopped, reflected for a moment, then replied, “I will give…
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