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He used to say, If I am not for myself who is for me? and being for my own self what am I? If not now when?
Source Pirkei Avot 1:14-18 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to the Sayings of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot), the sage Hillel asked three questions: caring for yourself is necessary, living only for yourself is not enough, and the time to act is now. Today, choose a good deed you keep putting off — a call, some help, a forgiveness — and do it before this evening.
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