If I take the Rabbi at face value I find empowerment in his words and the possibility of taking my place in the world community with an eye toward contribution. Although anyone's personal scale of effort can be out of balance from time to time it feels intuitively better to me to be out of balance toward giving than taking. It seems to provide intangible rewards that give me energy and sense of purposeful being. Hmmph, imagine that, contribution as an attitude toward building a better world.

I say Rabbi you rock.