I shouldn't steal in this world.
Until the mind is open, the heart stays closed. The open mind is the key to the open heart.
When I was in my early forties, I slept with a loaded gun under my bed. Id become severely depressed in my thirties, and for almost a decade I spiraled down into paranoia, rage, self-loathing, and thoughts of suicide.
As far as intellect, what else is there? Without intellect, no story and no world.
The way to truly help someone is for me to not get immersed in their suffering.
The teacher you need is the person you're living with.