Amor próprio
O amor próprio saudável reconhece o valor que Deus nos deu. Fomos criados à imagem de Deus, maravilhosamente formados. Aceitar-se é honrar o Criador.
I will praise Thee;
for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
marvellous are Thy ma’asim; and that my nefesh knoweth very well.
How precious also are Thy thoughts unto me, O El!
How great is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they are more in number than the chol (sand);
when I awake, I am still with Thee.
Out of the mouth of olelim and infants
hast Thou established strength
because of Thine enemies,
that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
When I consider Thy heavens, the ma’asim of Thy fingers,
the yarei’ach and the kokhavim, which Thou hast ordained;
What is enosh (mankind), that Thou art mindful of him?
And the ben adam, that Thou visitest him?
He raiseth up the poor out of the aphar (dust),
and lifteth the needy out of the ash heap;
That he may seat him with princes,
even with the princes of amo (His people).
But Hashem said unto Shmuel, Look not on his mareh (appearance), or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for Hashem seeth not as HaAdam seeth; for HaAdam looketh at the einayim (eyes, outward form); Hashem looketh at the lev.
But you are an AM NIVCHAR (a chosen people ), a MAMLECHET KOHANIM (a kingdom of priests, royal priests), a GOY KADOSH (a holy nation), an AM SEGULLAH (a people of treasured possession), for this purpose: that you may declare the wondrous deeds of the One who gave you the kri’ah (calling) and summoned you out of choshech into his marvelous ohr.
Are not chamesh sparrows sold for two assarion? And not even one of them has been overlooked in the eynayim of Hashem. But even the hairs of your rosh have all been inventoried. Never fear. You are of more worth than many sparrows.
For I say to all who are among you through the chesed (unmerited favor, grace) given to me, that you should avoid a false sense of superiority in your thinking; rather exercise shlitah atzmi (self-control), thinking with seichel, as G-d has measured to each a measure of emunah.