Once there was an old rich man with a cranky miserable attitude. He visited a Rabbi one day to see if the Rabbi might be able to help him discover what was wrong with his life.
After the two men talked together for a while, the Rabbi thought of a good way to illustrate to the rich man the problem with his life. Taking the man by the hand, he led him over to the window. He asked him to look out the window and tell him what he saw. The man stood there a moment before saying "I see some men and women and a few children."
"Fine," said the Rabbi. Once more he led the rich man by the hand across the room to the mirror. "Now look and tell me what you see."
The man frowned and said, "Well, I see myself."
"Interesting," the Rabbi replied. "The window is made of glass and the mirror is also made of glass. But the glass of the mirror has been covered with silver. As soon as you add the silver, you cease to see others and instead see only yourself."
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