CHABAD.ORG SPIRITUAL GUIDE TO THE OMER Day Six of Week 3: Yesod of Tiferet 20th Day of the Omer (5 IYAR) By Simon Jacobson

For compassion to be fully realized, it needs bonding. It requires creating a channel between giver and receiver. A mutuality that extends beyond the moment of need. A bond that continues to live on. That is the most gratifying result of true compassion. Do you bond with the one you have compassion for, or do you remain apart? Does your interaction achieve anything beyond a single act of sympathy?