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Old 04-15-2007, 10:51 AM
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Smile Re: The Selfish Nature Of All Actions

Bii,

Perhaps survival is always the greater happyness. life may be of one essence,with a great multitude of experiences,but we are however at the same time,the centre of our own the universe.We all have a personal myth which we try to inact and establish as reality,a personal story,perhaps what we would most like to believe about ourselves,and this determines how seeminly altruistic our actions may appear to be.

It is unfortunate when people across the board are able to distort a meaning,for that tends to negate its value.This however may be an acception,for in fact there is no altrustic behaviour,if there were it would necessarily be highly irrational.When we act it is to satisfy a personal need,to maintain a cherished concept of ourselves,example,the thought of ourselves as compassionate human beings.It is not that these actions are not in serves to our fellow human beings,just that they are first self-serveing.
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