Let’s be selfish to the world
As I ponder upon being focused, I come to realise that being focused means selfishly doing what we want to do, disregarding all else. It is this selfishness that allows us to be absolutely focused. It is this selfishness that allows us to say no to the other things that are not within our area of focus.
We are being taught that being selfish is a bad thing. We should be generous. We should give be willing and ready to help the others less fortunate than us. BUT, most of the time, we do the exact opposite. We claim to give to charity, but when doing so, we were hoping for the tax breaks it provides. We claim to be socially responsible, and churns out reams of paper to report on how socially responsible we are, to convince others how socially responsible we are. We dominate cocktail conversations about how disadvantaged a certain section of the society is and how everyone should help out in their cause.
I’m not going to go into the debate of whether the report is reflective of the principle underlying it. I’m not going into a lengthy discussion of how you are really generous despite your conflicting actions. What I want to point out is the fact – the fact that everything can be seen from a selfish angle. The fact that everything we do can be seen as selfish.
Doing what you love is selfish. Loving someone is selfish. Creating the greatest company on Earth is selfish. Helping only a certain type of people is selfish.
And it is this selfishness that marks our claim in this world. It is BECAUSE of our selfishness that a little bit of the world is better off, because of us.
My selfish aim for this blog is to write out my selfish point of view. To communicate my selfish kind of understanding. And hopefully, my selfishness will help you a little as well. Hopefully, my selfishness will give you the courage to be your selfish self.
Love yourself, and do the things that you love. The world will thank you for your selfishness. At least a little bit of the world would. That is my aim. Just to help a little bit in your world.
Selfish Lee signing off.
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