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Why I Think Selflessness is So Important

As you guys know, or might not know (in that case I would gladly tell you), we live in this planet called Earth. Thing is, we don't live here alone, or with just a few family members, neighbours, or other people who are physically and mentally close to us. We live here with a lot of people. 7 billion in that respect. And because we have more human from time to time inhabiting this Earth, competition grows within us. And with competition, comes ignorance. We feel the need to care less about the people who don't matter to us directly. Individualism.

Most of us are overshadowed by the notion that if we give room to care about somebody else (who is in need of care) then we would have less room for ourselves and therefore we might lose this so called "competition" because our contenders might not think about other people. So then the "logical" move would be to not let that happen because of course we want to win the competition.

But to be honest, I don't see it this way. Being "the number 1" is never a supreme goal to me. I know that it's good to see yourself on the top-step of the podium. I know how good it feels to be able to be seen as a better individual by other competitors. But I also know how it feels to not be able to accomplish that, especially when I've tried so hard. I know how it feels to fall into the horrifying abyss that is failure itself. And it's at that very moment that I hope somebody was there for me to lift me up. Somebody who would rather leave his priorities to be able to just pat me in the back, look me in the eyes, and say "Hey, everything will be absolutely fine. No worries, mate.". And for that very reason, I think being selfless is as important as being inconsiderate.

Our ego is important. We need it to be able to push ourselves towards the limit and un-limit it. But we also need to take a look at those people below us every once in a while. We have to able to empathise for them. And by "people below us" I don't always mean those who aren't as successful as us. It could also mean those who aren't as lucky as us. Maybe they got hit by a hurricane, maybe they just happen to be born in a country that is at war with another, maybe they lost their family members because of something they couldn't control. We need to look out for those people as well. 

I'd like to close-off this blogpost with a quote. A motivational author and speaker named Tony Robbins once said this: "Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment"

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

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