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SELFISHNESS.

Selfishness is the highest form of virtue according to me. Why am I saying that? let may explain. 

Let me divide selfishness into selfishness without understanding, and selfishness with understanding.

 When we talk about selfishness, we most often talk about selfishness without understanding. In a conventional saying of that word, we mean that a person thinks only of himself, and his benefits and do not care about other people, only cares about his well-being, and for him, other's well-being does not exist at all. Others might be people, family, animals, birds, trees, environment, future generations, ETC. This is selfishness without understanding.

 When you question yourself, you realize that there is no actual difference between 'YOU' and 'YOUR  ENVIRONMENT'. YOU are the ENVIRONMENT. Or in another way, YOU are the SOCIETY. To have the well-being of oneself You must also have the well-being of everything. You can't be happy when people around you are sad. You can't live prosperous life when other people around you are not living one. one can't live a well-being life when our environment does not support it. You can't be healthy when your environment is not. So, you realize that thinking about myself is to think about everything. Your 'YOU' has broadened. This is selfishness with the understanding.

You realize to be actually selfish you have to be genuinely selfless.

Not acting it out, but just understanding will make us one.



Now you are kind to people, not because of them, but because you are selfish. You are honest not because you are caring for other people, rather you care for yourself and want everyone around you to be honest with you. You care for the environment, not because you love nature, trees, plants, animals, etc, but because you can't survive healthily in an unhealthy environment. You become trustworthy not because you are, but because you want to have people who are trustworthy to you. You are genuinely selfless just because you actually embrace your selfishness.

From this perspective,

'True Selfishness' is the highest form of virtue one can have.


(Disclaimer: These thoughts are based on my present understanding and THIS IS FROM A STANDPOINT. My understanding may change. don't take it too seriously)  


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