Monday, February 13, 2012
Pete and Repete are on a boat...
I think that if I gave all of my food for another to live, it would be an act of heroism perhaps, but it would also be a type of selfish behavior. I don't think I would be able to live with myself knowing that I watch someone else die on my behalf. My act wouldn't be selfless because it is what I want. But then I think, can anything be truly selfless? If you yourself are in every decision and action you make, how could one act be selfless? Does selflessness actually exist?
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That's not selfish, it's self-interest. Selfishness is thinking only about yourself at the expense of others. If you care about the other person to the point where their death would negatively effect you, so you choose to give them food. It's simply very self-interested. It's never selfish to give things away. if you were selfish you would have wanted the food for yourself, to keep yourself alive with no considerations for anybody else.
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