If his motives in fulfilling their wishes are ulterior, he will not obtain what he wants from them in this world. He will labor in vain and will lose his reward in the World to Come. If, however, he acts solely out of service to GD, GD will help the beneficiaries to repay him in this world, will put his praises into their mouths, and will increase his stature in their eyes. He will attain great reward in the Word to Come as Gd said to Shelomo "I give you also what you did not ask for, both riches and honor" (Melachim) 423
Once, on a Motzoei Shabbos, the chasidim were sitting in the bais medrash of the Ruzhiner Rebbe zy”a for Melave Malka. Suddenly, the Rebbe opened the door of his room next to the bais medrash, stood at the entrance, and said, “The Baal Shem Tov was not a deity, and the zaida, the Magid, was not just an ordinary wagon driver. And once, when the holy Baal Shem Tov prayed, his talis fringe fell out of his gartel and dragged on the floor. The Magid approached, picked it up, and put it back in the gartel, but he was trembled with such tremendous fear that he fainted and his life was in danger. They were compelled to rouse the Baal Shem Tov from his deep dveikus in order to calm him.” He then added, “I told you that the Baal Shem Tov was not a deity and my zaida, the Magid, was no wagon driver. Still and all, when he touched the Besht’s garment, he fainted from fear. The entire world is Hashem’s garment. How much fear must we feel to touch this world!” May the memory of the...
