Someone once asked Reb Naftali Tzvi of Ropshitz, "how come you daven so much longer than anybody else?"
The Rebbe answered, " You see, most people start praying and begin to imagine themselves doing a business deal. They reach the point where the've handed over the merchandise to the buyer and suddenly they've reaced the end of the shemona esre. I, however, don't finish so fast. I wait to until I've gotten the money, counted it and put it in my pocket, and only then do I finish davening.
The Rebbe answered, " You see, most people start praying and begin to imagine themselves doing a business deal. They reach the point where the've handed over the merchandise to the buyer and suddenly they've reaced the end of the shemona esre. I, however, don't finish so fast. I wait to until I've gotten the money, counted it and put it in my pocket, and only then do I finish davening.
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