וְהָלַכְתָ בִדְ רָכָיו כח ט
The Sefer HaChinuch says that a person has to be: מִ שְ תַ ד ל (to try) to act like Hashem, and be full of Rachamim and be nice to others (and to conduct yourself: בְּד ר ךְֶֶּּ הַמְמוּצָע in the middle path, and not to be extreme). The more you act with Rachamim, the more you bring goodness to yourself and to the whole world. A person can’t be like Hashem Mamash, who tolerates so much Avoda Zara and: ר ֶּשְֶּּעוּת wickedness, and yet He gives and gives unending pleasures to all of His creations. But the Sefer HaChinuch says מ שְּתַדֵּל! Just try!
You’re still good and nasty, gruff and angry, with plenty of “rough edges” in your personality. You may even have enemies and competitors, etc. But as long as you are: מִ שְ תַ ד ל TRY, that’s everything!
