CHABAD.ORG SPIRITUAL GUIDE TO THE OMER Day Five of Week 6: Hod of Yesod 40th Day of the Omer (25 IYAR) By Simon Jacobson

Humility is crucial in healthy bonding. Arrogance divides people. Preoccupation with your own desires and needs separates you from others. Humility allows you to appreciate another person and bond with him. Bonding that is just an extension of your own needs is only bonding tighter with yourself. Healthy bonding is the union of two distinct people, with independent personalities, who join for a higher purpose than satisfying their own needs.