I live in B'nai B'rith senior citizen housing, there was a man name Steve who lived here and had major health issues, he did not get an aide when he came home from the hospital, his family did not really help that much, I asked him if he needed help to clean his apartment, wash dishes, he said no at first and than he called me and said yes, I went there and washed floors, cleaned stove, counters, etc., and then I went a 2nd time, my neighbors at B'nai B'rith told me NOT to help him I almost listened to them, but glad I did NOT, he passed away 2 weeks ago.

My Father passed away when I was a small child and my mother raised my sister and I on her own. A situation arose once in which I falsely accused her of being selfish. To which she said..... It may appear that way to you, but in this situation I have to put myself first so I can stay strong and healthy for you and your sister. And she was absolutely correct. The reason I mention this is because she had that strong survival instinct of looking out for number 1, as a means of taking care of us. She was an amazing lady. RIP Mom ♥️

“I am as objective as my perspective allows me.” Such an insightful observation. Thank You.

Rabbi, I’m very very sorry your grandfather was tortured. My great grandmother was a Romanian practicing Jew. We know what happened in Romania to Jews. Whatever happened I shall never know because my family changed our last names, moved to Canada, and nobody even knows what our real name is. I assume whatever caused such drastic action it involved some trauma. Peace to you Rabbi. I come here after a dream from my grandmother telling me it was very important to uncover our religion and I find peace and humanity here. 🙏🦋🌍☮️

True humility is in obeying God and the Truth He reveals to us.

Because it’s written in our souls…🕊

If you cant look after yourself you cant look after others. Love is the force that drive one to care for others.

People that are committed to a life of humility and service are few and far between.

"I'm objective as my perspective allows me"! Brilliant!

At the end of the day you want to be happy with the way you have conducted yourself. Not be plagued by regret. Thats why we try and be good people. Also, short term kindness and actual kindness are very different things.

We are spiritual beings on a physical journey, with a mission. To serve OTHERS. This is the transcendental path. Obeisances to you Rabbi Simon and all of the servants here. 🙏

Serving others more than yourself doesn't work out mathematically, but it's good to help others when you can .

Silence is strength...not a weakness....to offer mercy and forgiveness 🙏 is a strength....its important to be humble....its a strength....kindness comes from the heart...but not ALWAYS...some give...to charity to have their names in lights...thats selfish...to give and walk away....in silence...this God see's./ This pleases God. 😊

In order to be the highest form of giver or altruistic you must learn by being that way with oneself first.

when im acting humbly i just become the frame for the behaviour of others.

the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

THANK YOU. If you give someone some of your food you have less food, but a lifetime of good - .knowing who you are is a kind person. A good person a generous person (that is Worth your weight in Gold) & the blessing of Hashem & that is eternal🙏

Thanks for wonderful insights. My dad who was beautiful, honest and humble man argued that humility is highest form of virtue. When I was 15 I argued that being humble you would never achieve anything. Getting his age now and being successful I understood what he was saying as I became like him. Have mercy in your heart always.

Rabbi Simon, I truly appreciate your time and love and wisdom and care... it encouraged me!

And it’s a great honour for us to listen to your wisdom and learn from it. Thank you, rabbi 🙏❤

The service to self paths is inefficient. The path of least resistance is the service to others path. God loves you either way, the important thing is to use your free will constantly. Blessings to all.

Beautiful lecture as always! May we all merit to work towards attaining true wisdom and fulfill our mission in kindness and truth! 🙏🏼

I am here...my journey 🙏 has been along one...ive learnt loads.... eventually i must return to the source....[ God 🙏 is my source....] The heavens are my home....i am just a visitor in your 🌎 world. God bless, and thank you rabbi . 😊

It's just the love born from the heart towards our Creator as well as for other human beings. If not, the desire to give a hand is not in the heart. Very simple. There are people out there that are truly givers of love and are capable of compassion. When we leave this world and our bodies we don't take anything material with us. When we learn this lesson then we are at peace and comfort ourselves in giving others.

We are here to expand our consciousness because that is what survives when our physical body dies.

Thank you Rabbi sir... Bless you for your wisdom!

Very interesting subject, always enjoy your videos.

Thank you rabbi, ive learnt loads. God 🙏 bless you. 😊

Love begets More Love. Thank you for the love Rabbi.

Thank you Rabbi. You are so generous with your wisdom. I believe God will let you know someday how your teaching change many lives. Best to you, Dave

I don't know why I help, fight, and suffer for others. I just do. It's just part of who I am. Why me? Why not Why be kind? Why be cruel Kindness and caring just makes an unexplainable sense.

Thank you rabbi Simon. I have realised who I am.

Once again wonderful! Thank you 🙏

I'm not the most or least selfish person in the average room, somewhere in the middle I think. But I am moving in the direction of selflessness because I'm increasingly become aware that it's all that will make me happy. I'm increasingly aware of the ways my egotistical behavior bites me is the a**. A collective obedience to conditional love seems quite self-destructive to me in the long-term, and I think we are approaching the end of that long-term cycle.

Thank you Rabbi Jacobson!! ✡️🙏♥️🔥 Wish you and all here a brightful day!! 💪🙂👍🎶

Much love and respect 👌💖

Shalom Aleichem. Thanks so much my Rab. . I Love you so much my Rab!

Hi Rabbi, thank you for your insight I needed it. I won’t go into the long story but I KNOW my purpose, why I’m on the earth at this time and it is to spread my light! I’m just dealing with A Lot of selfish people right now🤯 Thanks and have a Beautiful day🥰

I use to be giving and loving without expecting anything in return. Until I discovered the people in my life were mean. Entitled and narcissistic. I was a people pleaser for the sake of peace and being accepted. All that happened was that I got drained. Tired of not being valued and having been taken for granted. I have nothing to give. All i gained was anger and resentment. Im lost.

We are all born stars...we are all born 🙏 to shine. 😊

Thank you Rabbi Jacobson!

Yes Rabbi 😔why soo much sadness when our God is Good ❤️

Thank you Rabbi. I needed this one today. To be upright in a crooked world is man's calling. Thank you HaShem for not making me a woman.

Thank you so much, Rabbi Simon! Your videos/ lectures are truly precious!

If everything is selfish - nothing could exist

Our life purpose 🙏 is to serve God 🙏 and one another. 😊

I love your talks. Thanks 🙂

Thank You for telling other people about the Truth Amen.

Once someone has accumulated a certain amount of wisdom, it really becomes an obligation to try to help and serve others. The more the wisdom, the more the "mission" is centered on the help of others, as meeting your own basic needs become effortless.

Your lectures / self help videos are AWESOME however the interruptions of commercials are to much for listening to from phone. Will certainly enjoy with no interruptions. Thank you for all your time and teaching. B'H

I used to see a psychiatrist who was arrogant. I really didn't like the guy.

Above all be kind...above all protect your hearts....😊

All your videos are life & death in the meaning you explained. I greatly appreciate every upload!

Thanks, I needed to hear this. I appreciate the generosity of you sharing your spiritual insights

I want the best for almost everyone, because I want almost everyone to be the best!

Rabbi, I have been told of different types of practical giving. 1. Giving, expecting the l/friend will resepacate at some time in your need. 2. Giving in order to get 2. Giving with no expectation of return. BUT this to be done with ONLY EXTRA income, energy and resourses. Rabbi will you comment on this? Also As is my personality, the first year of Covid I gave sacraficially to others. Some of these are wealthy financially, physically and with additional help and support. Almost always they neglected to pay me for purches or even figured to avoid repaying me in money, physically & emotional support. This was constant especially in the jewush community) in my town of senior citezens where the mantra is "Take care of yourself". I feel like I was a fool. Rabbi there were some realy terrible things. Not like hurting my feelings. Serious times when I needed help in life and death issues. I live alone and have no family. Not even a visit or phone call. Rabbi my entire soul has changed. Yes, I still give a lunch sac to the homeless. Others are truly in need. For those people, sometimesI find a way for them to give to others. I would love to share that story but not in public because it might misunderstood.

I don't see it as a mission. I see others as myself.

📌Every person helping an unknown person at the risk of his own life or damage refuted the theory of the 'selfish gen'. The healthy human nature is a respectful balance between you and I and contains a natural sense of dignity for both.

Thank you! This is my favorite video so far.

I think kindness and humility are important because they are qualities that keep life at human scale. Taking more than we need, refusing to give or to see things from other perspectives, etc. are moments of ego inflation, the accumulation of which creates the bloated, inflated, indebted, aestheticallu shallow, unmanageable world we live in.

Whenever I found myself next to a person in a bad position, my first instinct is always to help that person. To me it's a matter of principle, I've always gotten gratitude in return, no matter how small. The reward is knowing who I am. This can make a person stronger. The rewards of such actions are only visible on much larger time scale and therefore I trust in God.

I don't refuse to turn other people in because i am good. I do it because my level of spite to my interrogators is greater than my sense of self preservation. I am a bird that plucks it's own feathers to spite it's captors.

I am a spiritual being having a human experience. I could not harm another, but allowing myself to be harmed to save another seems in reason.

What I take from this is to always seek and accept wisdom from those for the betterment of yourself. Almost like when one obeys their father and mother and a long life will be given. I’m not Jewish but Christian

Being a happier person makes things go better all around. In a way, it's the opposite of selfish to make yourself happy first.

It is not the survival of the fittest, it is the survival of the one who can adapt the best. And to do so you need to work together. As a woman it is very clear.

Thank You for being Kind ❤

Gracias Rabbi Jacobson me ase mejor en mi vida con sus palabras y poder ser mejor en mi persona

Take care Dear Rabbi 🥰😘❤️🙏🏻🤲🏻🫶🏻🌈✨

' ! ❤️ ! " Responsibility Matters for ALL Lives " ! !!! WeLL Said !!! !

Having a purpose keeps you from being selfish. I have never heard that before. I am assuming that this means having a purpose keeps you from focusing on yourself and your problems. I think my family and I are going to start focusing on having and working for our purpose. Great lecture. I saw another one of Rabbi Jacobson's videos where he said that therapy without the bible as a reference is no good. I totally agree. The New Testament says that the purpose of the Old T. is to teach us the difference between good and evil. With the way the world is right now, I would have a hard time trusting a therapist if they did not have a through understanding and belief in the old testament. The issue is I am not Jewish, so I do not know if my family or I could see a Jewish counselor, and even if we could the closest Jewish counselor to me is 2.5 hours away.

This was beautiful, my friend. Thank you.

My name is Faith 🫶🏻❤️🥰and my faith makes my human heart beat✨

Thank you, Rabbi Jacobson. I thoroughly enjoy listening to your words of wisdom. You never stop inspiring me.

I choose to serve the creator after all and as many others as I possibly can with out crashing ❤❤❤🎉

we are flawed....sometimes we're good, sometimes bad....but the internal soul knows what needs to be done, we just have the ability to over ride it....which is freedom of choice....

We need to be tough for your life to be fine. You need to be tough on you and others for what follows can align with a life of kindness

Love through and to you Simon Jacobson.

Because of allá the commandments.....the greatest Is to love ...so saith the lord. Mic drop

Thank you sir

If we are compassioned and giving more with the intention of multiplying what we gave maybe 🤔 sometimes some people are Capitalizing on giving and hiding their selfishness behind a fake compassion.Thank You for another great video Rabbi Simon.

😂😂😂 those animalistic survival instincts that only conscious people can conquer. Kindness is a feel-good feeling, but you cannot let kindness control you. Wisdom is far more significant than fleeting acts.💙💙💙

I would highly recommend the works of Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski.

I try to be a Good Person everyday, because the World needs more Goodness and Kindness. All it takes out of Your day to be kind is nothing. And You could change someone's life one day, change their outlook on Life. And Truely at the End if the Day, We all have Someone in our Life Who loves Us and So does Everyone Else. And I think if We all thought about that from time to time, this World would be a Totally different place. ✌️ and ❤

Thank you,I always llike to here what you got to say.😊

Why Be kind,maybe one should treat people the way they want to be treated. ♡

Beautiful 💙. Thank you 🙏

Be kind Humankind 🌈🌱❤

Thank You . The most difficult into such a matrix is to hold on mental balance and not turn nuts . And the only way is to hold on G-d .

Do you really wanna be like everyone else? Be your own person. Everyone needs that one person to give kindness it might change their whole future, even if there isn't anything to be gained in return and especially if no one is looking. It's the greatest gift you can give, which may be their life. To show them there is hope.

Thank you ❤

My dear Rab!!! Please TELL US ABOUT THOSE WITH HAUGHTY EYES

GOLD!

He doesn't need you 😉You need Him ❤️

Thanks fellow human being

anytime someone won't let me finish a sentence I assume they are a narcissist

Very insightful

Kind people often have a hard life. Selfish, arrogant people prey on good people.

It would bother me to no end to torchor another I rather be good and humble to others.

I didn't really get how much arrogant people tricked others until I saw one of the African American people experiencing some situations harder than what I've ever faced in public myself.