What is lovingkindness? In Hebrew it is referred to as the Hebrew word Chesed, and understanding is said as Binah. How to give someone chesed and binah? Is it in the words we say, or deeds we do, mitzvoth that we perform, gifts we provide, our facial countenance being amiable as we speak to them? How we treat someone, actions we do and to obey actions not to do?
Where does our incitement originate to do actions of lovingkindness? The incitement comes from solely once place, from our One God. We want someone to feel good, to obtain a reward, and so we, as God would do, we provide a nicety to someone: a goodness, helping him, giving to him, providing for him, telling him a truth, providing advice we have to make his life easier, to simply show someone you care and that you are there for him.
Lovingkindness and understanding materialize when we are able to walk in someone else's shoes, to be able to understand his hardships and feel his emotional reactions. When we can use "binah" meaning "understanding" so we become enriched with an increase of our knowledge, our wisdom, to then, being in the know, being able to be there for another, whether in physical presence or spiritual presence, as we are there with and for our God.
As you thank and praise God, thank and praise humans. Obtain a love and fear of God and also a love and fear of humans.
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