Everyone Is Selfish, Especially Me

That's right, you, me and everyone else, is selfish. Some of the reasons are obvious, while others are not.

Let's jump right into your first objection: charity. There are people that give everything to charity without caring about the tax breaks they will receive. This is supposed to be an unselfish act, but these people give to charity for their own selfish reasons.

Humans are addicted to chemicals in the brain (aka emotions) and giving to charity makes most people feel "good" inside. This good feeling is chemicals, so they are basically doing charity work to feed their chemical addiction. The darker side of charity is those people that do it just for the tax breaks. That darker side is the obvious type of selfish behavior.

Now the people that you love ... many people would die for the people that they love. This should be the most unselfish act, but it is not. Although self preservation is the most basic selfish instinct, procreation and leaving a legacy are an extension of that instinct. You would die for your children's sake, because they are your path to immortality. Donating and organ is leaving your legacy. Saving someone else's life, by sacrificing your own, is also leaving a legacy. People cannot life forever, so they hope for their name to live on through children/or their legacy.

When people do good things for other people, it's also selfish. Either they do it for that good feeling, or to gain power/influence over them. Power is it's own addictive drug. People will endure all sorts of pain for the sake of power. Some people even get off on pain. Somehow, it always points to a selfish thought.

The point I'm trying to make is that selfish is NOT a bad word. It is something that we all share in whatever we do. It's better if you are selfish in a way that helps others, but it's still a selfish thing. Now don't dare look down upon those that aren't into charity as much as you are, because everyone is selfish. A true charity worker doesn't have to tell everyone about how much they are giving to those less fortunate and how much time they are putting in. These people are attention seeking (selfish) whores. Giving to charity is great, but DON'T be one of those people.