Be Selfless

One of the most endearing qualities that you could possess is a significant demeanor to always put others first. Continual acts of selflessness portray a real man/woman. Obviously, this is quite contradictory of the selfish habits we possess as portrayed by Thomas Hobbes and the Leviathan movement and what we were most likely intended to do in terms of nature from an individual standpoint. Being selfless denies all implications of science within our body as the chemical compounds and the intricacies within our human mind and body provide us with a hunger to care for ourselves. Think about it.

We seek to find shelter for ourselves. We find food each day for ourselves and would kill to do so. We look to develop our own offspring. Survival inherently contains selfish tactics. Therefore, selflessness does, in turn, go against the grain of human nature. History suggests we are "programmed" to watch our own necks. Consequently, for the most of us, the realm of giving extends to our immediate family and that's it. Rarely, do we help out others. In fact, we'll even go out of our way not to. Have you ever lied about something to not have to help another out? You probably won't even have to think that hard and realize you've done so recently. We all have.

Rarely do we even go out of our way the slightest to help out our friends and acquaintances, let alone complete strangers. If it's bothersome to our schedule and our priorities, our mind goes into shutdown mode, whereupon first thought is to not deviate off of its initial path of taking care of our life. However, caring for others is completely essential to society. Think about it.

How could 50 states develop into one nation without peaceful relations? How could we have the advancements in technology we have without working together? How could we have all the wonderful products that corporations produce without a care for customer service and proper feedback from customers? How could we have the infrastructure we enjoy without cooperation? How could we have agreed upon common law and have such a developed legal system without a regard for others? How could we have such great healthcare in this country without a superior value for human life? As you can see, caring for others and giving to others is what consequents in major accomplishments.

Caring for others is absolutely essential, and giving to others when it isn't your job is critical to society's welfare as a whole. There's so much with giving that it needs to be of great importance in your everyday life; whereupon your impulses that lead towards an egotistical mode of thinking need to seize to exist within your thought process. These selfish impulses usually translate into selfish action being taken. Nevertheless, I want you to be cognizant of this, whenever the opportunity of helping others arises (which is throughout every moment of everyday). You always need to be thinking about how you can help others out each and every moment of the day. Obviously you are to continue to take care of yourself, but always be aware of how your actions affect others.

So while you are to take care of yourself and your family, please do everything in your power to do more for others. Start out by making a goal to go out of your way to help 5-10 people each day for a month. By the end of the month it will be so habitual. Whatever it may be, go out of our way to do something. If you see someone lost in a big city, go over to them and ask them where they are trying to go. By the end of the month it will be so habitual to help others you won't need to think about it. You'll be a better person for it.

Furthermore, I am not suggesting that you to do good for others for the sake of yourself; meaning that you are not to do good for others with ulterior motives of receiving praise or deriving goodness from it. Rather, do it because it is your duty to society. You have an obligation to give back. It is obviously not your legal duty to extend care, but most definitely one worthy of a moral duty. You have an ethical obligation to society to venture out of your inner realm and volunteer your time, effort, and money.

If you've never seen the movie Wall Street, I suggest you do so immediately (especially before the sequel comes out within the upcoming year). Most people don't understand the true meaning behind the wonderfully developed film that Oliver Stone portrays, but it's one that we should use to evaluate our life. Where do we stand in accordance with how our actions affect others? Most people oversee the true theme of the movie. The movie suggests that those involved as intermediaries in business transactions are profiting off the buying and selling of others and really contribute nothing to society. They are practically bottom feeders who make a living off the action of others. Gordon Gekko and his corrupt posse represent a clear disparate to what we should strive to be. We should be developers and builders, figuratively speaking. We should strive to create opportunities. We should look to create jobs and reach out to others. We should strive to better others' situations and not to take away from their wellbeing. Instead, we should do everything in our power to be of the utmost assistance to our peers.

Leading a life of selflessness is a truly commendable trait and I hope you take heed to the advice that there are many people not as fortunate as you are, reaching out and asking for your help. So, give up your seat for an elderly lady on the subway, donate to a charity, volunteer your time at the local soup kitchen, and simply stop thinking that the world revolves around you, because it doesn't. Be selfless!

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