Reply To: Good Deeds Done For A Solely Selfish Purpose…

she metoch shelolisma Boh lishma.” (It’s good to learn Torah and do Mitzvos without the proper intention, because even so eventually you’ll come to do them with the proper intention.) Your OP is a classic example.

On the contrary. Since the hypothetical person in the OP is going to die, he’ll likely never reach the stage of Lishmah. The ma’amar Chazal that you quote makes it sound like the only reason that shelo lishma is good is because it will lead to lishmah. That will not, however, happen here.

The Wolf