Everything I’ve ever done I’ve consciously made a choice to do because I understand that doing it would provide me with some benefit. This might not sound good but I believe it is, and I believe it is something we are all guilty of. For instance the example I’d like to give here is that of donating to charity. Donating to charity is usually in most cases perceived to be a selfless act; you give up what you have so that another may have more. However, if you obtained no benefit whatsoever from this then why would you do it? The act is still selfless, however you have assigned the feeling that you will obtain by helping another more value than the money itself. Anyway, the point I’m really trying to make with this is a question “Is it possible to complete act above oneself?” I firmly believe man can be good, and I firmly believe man can act selflessly, however I could never imagine a situation in which any person would ever make a choice consciously or sub-consciously without any perceived benefits.
Aaron Stein
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