People are born with two impulses: yetzer harah, the impulse towards evil, and yetzer hatov, the impulse towards the good. . . . A more accurate translation of these two impulses . . . would be the "selfish impulse" and the "selfless impulse." . . . The yetzer harah is honored when you honor the needs of the self; the yetzer hatov is honored when you respect the rights of others. Can you find a way to balance self and other, and in this way honor both inclinations to be in the world in a manner that hallows the world?

Rami Shapiro, Hasidic Tales