What Is the Meaning of the Saying, “If I Am Not for Myself, Who Is for Me? If I Am Only for Myself, What Am I? If Not Now, When?”

These are words that call a person to action. They point to our need to take responsibility for our correction, i.e., for changing our egoistic human nature to its altruistic opposite.

No one else can perform that correction for us. If we do not become useful corrected elements in this world, then we have missed our role. Moreover, if we fail to carry out that role now, when the opportunity is in our hands, then when will we do it? There are no guarantees on what will happen tomorrow.

We should thus use the opportunity that presents itself to correct ourselves so that the world becomes corrected through us. As we each accept such a role, the positive force of love, bestowal, and connection that dwells in nature flows through us into the world. That is how correction spreads: by changing ourselves while in connection with others. We then become conduits or bridges that connect others. That is what it means to serve our purpose and bring ourselves into balance with nature.

Based on KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman on December 28, 2019. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman.

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