Q: It states, גדול העונה יותר מן המברך, that he gets schar when he answers the other’s bracha more than the one who says the bracha. Why is it so?
A: I’ll explain it to you.
It states the one who says amen is bigger than the one who makes the bracha. If you hear a bracha and you say amen, you’re bigger than he is. Why is that?
When a person makes a bracha, it’s a bother for you. He’s matri’ach you to say amen. It was his idea, he wants to make a bracha. Now you think, “Why didn’t he make the bracha quietly. He shouldn’t bother me to answer amen.” So you’re somewhat annoyed. But no, you are misgaber al yitzrecha, you say, “Ooh, you made a bracha, I want to join in. I want to participate,” and you are misgaber on your yetzer and you say, “I’m joining in,” and say amen, you’re bigger than he is. He did what he wanted. You’re doing what he wanted, therefore you get more schar.
And therefore, when you see somebody doing something good, so don’t say, “Well let him do it. I won’t help him.” No, if he did something good, join in. Join in it.
And that’s why if a person is kofeh es yitzro, he’s bigger than the one who started out and did his own will.