“It is forbidden for a day to go by without doing some kindness for another.  A day without doing a favor for a fellow Jew is not considered a day of living.  The favor need not be a big one.  It may be a simple loan of a household utensil to a neighbor, making a small monetary loan, preparing a cup of tea for someone (even if he could do it himself) – it doesn’t matter whether it is big or small.  Sometimes someone offers us something and we say “no thank you” because we do not want to inconvenience them or we do not need the favor or we are begrudging and do not want to feel like we are in someone else’s debt.  Overcome!  Accept the favor joyously.  Say “thank you” and bless the other party.  In this way, the kindness that you receive becomes a kindness on your part as well – often the highest manner of kindness. ~ Rav Menachem Azolai as translated by Dov Elias