Rabbi  Yehoshua ben Ilem was once told in a dream, “Be happy, for you and a butcher named Nanas will be neighbors in the world-to-come.”  Upon awakening, Rabbi Yehoshua was quite shaken.  He had devoted all his time to studying Torah and fulfilling commandments, and it seemed to him that an ordinary butcher would not have an excessive amount of merits.  Rabbi Yehoshua traveled with his students from town to town until he found Nanas, the meat dealer.  Overwhelmed that a famous sage came to visit, Nanas humbly asked Rabbi Yehoshua why he had come.  When Rabbi Yehoshua told him that he desired to know about the good deeds he was performing, Nanas replied, “I have elderly parents who are helpless.  I give them food and drink, and wash and dress them daily.”

Upon hearing this, Rabbi Yehoshua kissed him on his head, and said, “I am truly fortunate to have you as my neighbor in the world-to-come.” Sefer Hadoros as quoted by R’ Zelig Pliskin