Berachos 9b § 5
Run to See Great people
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A person must always endeavor to run to greet
the Kings of Israel, but even to greet the Kings of Idolators,
so that if one merits to behold the Messiah in the World to come
one will have a standard by which to distinguish between
the far greater honor that will then be bestowed upon the Kings of Israel
and the far lesser honor enjoyed nowadays by the kings of idolators.
We thus see that one is required even to pay to seee the face of a king:
accordingly, his tribute to the king is viewed not as a misfortune, but as a benefit.
the Kings of Israel, but even to greet the Kings of Idolators,
so that if one merits to behold the Messiah in the World to come
one will have a standard by which to distinguish between
the far greater honor that will then be bestowed upon the Kings of Israel
and the far lesser honor enjoyed nowadays by the kings of idolators.
We thus see that one is required even to pay to seee the face of a king:
accordingly, his tribute to the king is viewed not as a misfortune, but as a benefit.