Comments on: Can Being Selfish Actually Be Selfless? http://www.tishamorris.com/2010/06/why-the-word-%e2%80%9cselfish%e2%80%9d-should-be-abolished/ Feng Shui Your Life Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:48:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Tisha Morris http://www.tishamorris.com/2010/06/why-the-word-%e2%80%9cselfish%e2%80%9d-should-be-abolished/comment-page-1/#comment-2695 Tisha Morris Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:10:18 +0000 http://www.mindbodyom.com/?p=1730#comment-2695 Thanks Chad for your comments. I completely agree with you! Very well said. Thanks Chad for your comments. I completely agree with you! Very well said.

]]> By: Chad http://www.tishamorris.com/2010/06/why-the-word-%e2%80%9cselfish%e2%80%9d-should-be-abolished/comment-page-1/#comment-2693 Chad Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:43:34 +0000 http://www.mindbodyom.com/?p=1730#comment-2693 I believe that all people and all actions are inherently selfish. People choose to act according to their own desires in all situations. The only distinction that is often debated is whether they are acting in pursuit of short or long term desires. For example, the big brother who steals his little sister's Halloween candy is acting in pursuit of a short term desire to eat more candy, but not in the long term desire to have a good relationship with his sister. The super active flood volunteer is acting in pursuit of a long term desire to feel good about themselves, their impact on the community and the reaction of their peers to their good deeds, but this person probably does not have the short term desire of wanting to leave the house on a Saturday and help rip out insulation in a poor stranger's home. I believe that truly selfless actions do not exist. Even in the occurrence of a mother sacrificing her life for her child, it is a choice born out of love by the mother. The mother wants the child to live more than she wants to live herself, and thereby the action is a selfish one. I believe that all people and all actions are inherently selfish. People choose to act according to their own desires in all situations. The only distinction that is often debated is whether they are acting in pursuit of short or long term desires.

For example, the big brother who steals his little sister’s Halloween candy is acting in pursuit of a short term desire to eat more candy, but not in the long term desire to have a good relationship with his sister. The super active flood volunteer is acting in pursuit of a long term desire to feel good about themselves, their impact on the community and the reaction of their peers to their good deeds, but this person probably does not have the short term desire of wanting to leave the house on a Saturday and help rip out insulation in a poor stranger’s home.

I believe that truly selfless actions do not exist. Even in the occurrence of a mother sacrificing her life for her child, it is a choice born out of love by the mother. The mother wants the child to live more than she wants to live herself, and thereby the action is a selfish one.

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