I firmly believe (for now) that humans cannot be self-less. We do not have the capability to care for others by putting ourselves at discomfort. So behind every selfless action is selfishness.
If we feed the poor, we do so to satisfy ourselves. A mother tends to her child’s needs because if she doesn’t, she will be the one in discomfort. We love God because we believe He is our sole protector and He is the only One who can truly help us. We perform good deeds to either please our God or please humans.
Will we feed the poor if we get no satisfaction from it? Will a mother tend to her child if she did not have that special link with her child, that nature has bestowed her with, which puts her in discomfort if her child is in discomfort? Will we love God if He gave us nothing? Will we perform good deeds if we knew there will be no reward for our efforts?
So basically we all are selfish. But the miracle is that resulting circumstances of our actions are projected in such a way that we can even do others good by acting on this vice. So what really matters is how our actions affect others. Being selfish is something that we cannot stop. But we can be careful at how we’re being selfish. Because we have a choice. We can either be selfish and hurt others, or we can be selfish by doing others some good.
Jus sayin.
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