Machshava:

Chassidut 

Collections: Rabbi Weinberger: Getting To Know Me

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p. 156. Able to give - to draw closer to the good in others. Creating achdus (unity) with other Jews. We can find and extract the good in/from every Jew. The giver (or a gift) and the recipient - in pnimius (innermost essence) - become one, whether for good or bad (e.g., a bribe). How is it possible that even a small act of kindness can create the reality of bribing? Two Jewish neshomos (souls) are like to magnets - left to their own devices, there will be achdus (unity); that is our natural state. "I want" - the biggest cause of marital discord. Changing diapers and lie detectors. The desire to receive becomes the biggest barrier. Giving removes the cause of separation. The instant connection of parents and a child reunited.