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Being Selfish is the Ultimate Selflessness
Counter-intuitive, yes indeed.
And as a child, I would have vehemently argued against this.
But as you get older you do get wiser from life experiences. And, unfortunately, I have learned this lesson the hard way. The truth is, whether you learn it the easy way or the hard way, that putting yourself first benefits everyone else. Trust me, this is true. Before you start to think of arguments against this let us break down the idea.
No One Knows What You Need Better than You
Your teachers, professors, friends, siblings, and parents will try to get you to do what they want. And what they want (believe it or not) is for you to be a better person. Whether that means being
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Being Selfish isn’t Evil
This is for all you good boys and girls out there. I know what you are saying:
“Okay, I should be selfish so how about I go hurt that person who has been picking on me?”
The problem with that is you don’t truly want that. Being selfish is about getting what you truly desire. If you are getting bullied, what you truly desire isn’t revenge but respect. You don’t want revenge on the opposite sex; what you truly desire is love. Or same sex if you swing that way.
That’s why when someone does something extremely violent against their bullies or the person they are obsessed with, more often than not they then turn the gun on themselves.
They didn’t get what they wanted out of life and settled for something that didn’t make them happy.
If you are putting yourself first, you will have no desire to forced people to do what you want. Instead, you want them to do it out of respect, love, and admiration.
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