124. Rabbi Chiya was sitting one day at the gate of Usha. He saw Rabbi Elazar and A BIRD THAT IS NAMED Katfira flying by him. He said to Rabbi Elazar, It seems that even when you are going on the road everyone desires to follow you. RABBI ELAZAR turned his head and saw it. He said, Certainly THE BIRD has a mission since the Holy One, blessed be He, accomplishes His missions through everyone, and the Holy One, blessed be He, has many messengers. Do not say THAT HE DOES HIS MISSION only with living things, but also with inanimate things.
124. רִבִּי חִיָּיא, הֲוָה יָתִיב יוֹמָא חֲדָא, אֲבָבָא דְּתַרְעָא דְּאוּשָׁא. חָמָא לֵיהּ לְרִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר חָד קַטְפִירָא טָאסָא גַּבֵּיהּ, אָמַר לֵיהּ לְרִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, מַשְׁמַע, דַּאֲפִילּוּ בְּאוֹרְחָךְ כֹּלָּא תְּאִיבִין לִמֵהַךְ אֲבַתְרָךְ. אַהְדָּר רֵישָׁא וְחָמָא לֵיהּ. אָמַר, וַדַּאי שְׁלִיחוּתָא אִית גַּבֵּיהּ. דְּהָא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בְּכֹלָּא עָבֵיד שְׁלִיחוּתֵיהּ, וְכַמָה שְׁלִיחִין אִית לֵיהּ לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּלָא תֵּימָא מִלִּין דְּאִית בְּהוּ רוּחָא בִּלְחוֹדַיְיהוּ, אֶלָּא אֲפִילּוּ אִינּוּן מִלִּין דְּלֵית בְּהוּ רוּחָא.