The goodness and pleasure, then, are hidden. That a man should fear to make use of his capacity for taking, which is motivated by love of self. A person should withhold himself from whims and subdue the desire for some object of desire, unless, that is, he should feel that the Creator admires his enjoyment of the thing. This is because any pleasure man takes for his own benefit alone, necessarily distances him from the Creator. Before we can, so to speak give to the Creator, however, we must learn to give to man.
Altruism requires self-nullification.
On the one hand, then, each member must feel humility in the presence of his friend. Even though we have not yet reached that goal, we nevertheless have the will to reach it. That is also important to us. Indeed, even though we are only at the beginning of the path, we still hope and aspire to ultimately achieve that lofty goal.