Two Tzaddikim Bless Each Other
Shabbos & Yom Tov
During one of his visits to the Kedushas Yom Tov, Rav Menachem Mendel asked him for a bracha. The Kedushas Yom Tov answered, "Shouldn't it be the other way around? You are older than I, and the word zaken stands for Zeh Kana Chochma, 'you have acquired more wisdom.' You are also a talmid of the Chasam Sofer. It would surely be more proper for me to receive your blessing."
Rav Menachem Mendel disagreed. "But you are descended from the holy Yismach Moshe of Uhjel, whom I once merited to meet face to face. I heard drashos from his holy mouth that blazed like a flaming fire. It is more proper for you to bless me."
In the end, each tzaddik spread his hands over the head of the other, and in this way they blessed each other.