"The Kind of Man I Will Never Be" The Story "Gimpel the Fool" Is Written by Isaac Singer

The story "Gimpel the Fool" is written by Isaac Singer. In the story he writes about a man named Gimpel who goes through life being ridiculed by the people of the town because of his foolish ways. He is considered a fool because he appears to believe everything that is said to him. Even though he knows the truth, he manages to convince himself otherwise. Although he is a good man he never draws a line between being good and being a fool. Gimpel is both by choice.
Reb Gimpel is a man of many ways; he is loving, caring, a religious man and known the most as the town's fool. …