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RE: Optimism at the End of the World #10 : Selfishness and Selflessness - The two are not at odds

in #spirituality8 years ago

Nice. I would put it this way, if you expand your definition of what self is then your natural selfishness will be more effective at meeting your needs. Selfishness and altruism are both human nature. Favoring one over the other is imbalance. Denying others is denying yourself, and helping others is helping yourself.

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You say it well and make it easy to understand. I was worried this post would be a bit roundabout.

I'd love to get rid of that word selfishness and find some alternative though because it's so packed with negative connotations aisle I think it's pointing in the wrong direction.