Think fast- What's the randomest think you're thunking?

I need to figure out how to put darkening shades on my Venetian blinds.

Once u think about it, it can’t b random any more

does the enjoyment I feel at complimenting people and seeing their faces light up emanate from a healthy place of caring for others, or is it subconsciously a desire to get them to like me?

I don’t think the desire to get others to like you could trigger

pleasure at the knowledge that you’ve cause someone else pleasure.

More questionable is whether you’d compliment others even if you didn’t feel such pleasure as you describe at the realization that

they enjoyed your words, but merely the satisfaction of a mitzvah accomplished. Either way, keep complimenting! People need it, not enough people do it (?), and in any case, “l’olam ya’asok adam b’Torah ub’mitzvos shelo lishmah!”

If you’re ever feeling down, just think of this.

Somewhere in the world, a short fat kid just dropped their ice cream.

Which is a big kitrug against us – the Muslims follow the same God we do, and they do a heck of a better job at it than we do. That is part of the problem. With Eisav, the strength comes from our weaknesses (?? ???? ??). With Yishmoel, however, their strength comes from within itself, the only way to beat them would be by outdoing them. Yishmoel are not our antagonists, they are our competitors. Problem.