Selfishness vs Selflessness
As talked in the earlier post, people are depressed in a situation where they have achieved all. And thereby, man is making efforts to come out of this state of mind. He wants to be happy. He is understanding that happiness can’t be bought through money.
As a result, people are socialising. They are making friends. But what is the intention behind? Are they for real or fake?
We are socialising with an intention of earning something from a relationship. There is a sort of selfishness in all of us.
Questions to be asked to yourself
- Are we serving our society?
- Are we becoming selfish or selfless?
- Are we aware of the fact that as much we give, we will get back in return? Because growth is in togetherness and not in being solitude.
Take an example
Our body is made up of 70% water and the rest being divided into other 4 elements. Fire burns the food and helps in digestion. Every element is cooperative and busy doing their individual work. If they compete with each other, the fire will dry up the water in our body and our body will not survive!
Outcome of competitions
- We are always under stress to pull down the other person.
- We don’t realise a simple fact that while we try to pull back a person, we have to stand behind that person. Instead, it is better to stand with them; next to them and grow together.
- We put all our efforts and intelligence on knowing where the other person has reached. And by the time, its comes to our own progress, we are fully exhausted and drained.
It is high time that we should start realising that true growth is through selflessness and not selfishness. It demands immense perseverance to practice selflessness. But once you are on the track, then there’s no regret.
Stay tuned for my next post coming up! Where exactly is peace? Is it inside us or outside?
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This is quite interesting! Also loved the example!!
Thank you
loved this post…infact loving all in the September series…I really liked how you have explained the whole idea using the elements of our body ..
Thanks Anubhuti. I respect your appreciation.
I loved reading this post. Honestly every one has to finish and reach ahead. But there are very few who firmly beleive in helping others.
That’s true. Thanks dear
Today people are in such a rush and they don’t have time for each other which results in competing everywhere. But in this they are forgetting that true happiness lies in being together, it lies with the people not walking alone and being happy for our success.
Seriously. Thanks Alpana
Good to see some people still believing and promoting goodness, I must say writer/blogger tribe are still the better lot who hold hands and walk together.
That’s true. I have found some really good virtual friends here. Thanks Varsha
‘We don’t realise a simple fact that while we try to pull back a person, we have to stand behind that person. Instead, it is better to stand with them; next to them and grow together’ – these lines are so true!
Holds good for the blogosphere too 🙂
Thank you very much.
Being selfless human life opens many fortunes over us Selfishness leads to the lonely road where no pace fir relationship
That’s true. Thanks dear
True that Geethica, true growth lies in selflessness and not selfishness!
I’ve always enjoyed reading your posts and moreover the energy and intent which is so positive 🙂
That’s so sweet of you Seema. I have always tried the positives of the happenings around. Thanks dear
Good thoughts.
Thank you.
Spending Energy to pull down others is an utter waste of time and energy. Loved your points and your analogy.👌👌
Thank you Rajlakshmi.
Oh dear I’m getting all confused with this tweeting and tagging and have forgotten to put the hashtag to my tweet of your post.
I agree with you that selfishness doesn’t get you anywhere except make you angry and negative.
Thank Unishta. Well you can re tweet with correct hashtags if you want.