Goodness and Success
"Rabbi Yehudah said in the name of Rav: 'Each and every day a Heavenly voice issues from Mount Sinai and proclaims, 'The entire world is sustained on the merit of Chaninah, My son. While Chaninah, himself, suffices himself on a small amount of carob...'"
Rabbi Chaninah barely required anything for himself because he lived to help other people. His primary satisfaction in life came through bringing happiness to others. Since Rabbi Chaninah ben Dosa emulated the kindness of HaShem so perfectly, he merited to be the blessing for the entire world.
Lesson: The golden attribute of bestowing good to others is the key to all success. The more we fill all hearts with the desire to help others, the more we will be beloved by mankind and Heaven.
Visualization: Envision Rabbi Chaninah ben Dosa granting kindness and care to everyone around him. See him act with friendliness and goodness to his family, friends, and neighbors. Imagine how his love of goodness awakens intense joy in his heart, and opens the gates of success. (Based on Brachos 17b, according to the commentary of Da'as Torah)
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