"When I die and have to present myself before the celestial tribunal, they will not ask me, Zusya why were you not Moses? because I would say Moses was a prophet and I am not. They would not say Zusya, why were you not Jeremiah? for I would say Jeremiah was a writer, and I am not. And they will not say Why were you not Rabbi Akiba? For I would tell them, Rabbi Akiba was a great teacher and scholar and I am not. But then they will say 'Zusya why were you not Zusya?' and to this I will have no answer."