Whatever we get used to we no longer appreciate and feel simcha about. We just become angered if we don't get it. We also become the center of our universe - and not of G-d's - and we want to stay like that. Haman couldn't stand Mordechai's refusal though he had everything. He used lots to give himself feeling of getting luck for free. We give gifts to give feeling to others of receiving what's undeserved. Then they can appreciate and have true simcha.
Rabbi Zweig challenges Freudian psychology by arguing that the basic human drive is not pleasure-seeking but rather the painful awareness of non-existence, and explains how only a relationship with God can provide the feeling of true existence and simcha.
An exploration of the deeper meaning of 'amirah' (saying) as empowering others by recognizing their uniqueness and building meaningful relationships through authentic, individualized communication.
