While almost everyone performs acts of kindness, some people only help others when coerced to do so. They assist someone only when he approaches them a few times and it is difficult to keep refusing. They do not do the act of kindness willingly and with a positive attitude.
We need to develop an actual love for helping others. There is a major difference between doing something only because you feel forced to do so, and doing something because you love to. Only when you love to do good, will you do it properly.
(Chofetz Chaim - Ahavas Chesed, 2:1-2; Rabbi Pliskin's "Gateway to
Happiness," p.102)
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Rabbi Zelig Pliskin
Rabbi Zelig Pliskin is a noted psychologist and prolific author of 24 books, including Guard Your Tongue, Gateway to Happiness, Gateway to Self Knowledge, Love Your Neighbor, Growth Through Torah, The Power of Words, Consulting the Wise, and the recent Life is Now. Rabbi Pliskin lives in Jerusalem, and is the director of Aish HaTorah's Counseling Center and a senior lecturer at Aish's Essentials program and the Executive Learning Center. He was ordained at the Telshe Yeshiva in Ohio and holds a degree in Counseling Psychology.
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(1) Anonymous, July 6, 2010 5:26 PM
not always good
I love advising people,buying gifts ect, but sometimes those things arnt welcome,&instead of helping, i make it loads wrost..Somepeople like me,should only help, when asked to