last week a guy at the bar was ordering a pint. i was standing behind him, waiting. as he put his wallet in his back pocket, a £20 note fell out. and literally nobody realised. i tapped on his shoulder and handed it back to him, he looked astonished and said thank you. is that self less? im a student and could have definately done with that £20 in my pocket, but i thought hey, its not mine. maybe im an idiot, but i thought it was the right thing to do!!!
Sure, it was a very nice thing to do, but that's kind of why you did it, because it was what you consider the 'right' thing to do. You did it because to not do it would have made you feel guilt, or shame. When faced with the option of guilt or pride, most choose pride.
There is a selfish motivation there, but that's not to say it wasn't a good thing you did :)
Is there such a thing as a truly selfless act?
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last week a guy at the bar was ordering a pint. i was standing behind him, waiting. as he put his wallet in his back pocket, a £20 note fell out. and literally nobody realised. i tapped on his shoulder and handed it back to him, he looked astonished and said thank you. is that self less? im a student and could have definately done with that £20 in my pocket, but i thought hey, its not mine. maybe im an idiot, but i thought it was the right thing to do!!!
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Sure, it was a very nice thing to do, but that's kind of why you did it, because it was what you consider the 'right' thing to do. You did it because to not do it would have made you feel guilt, or shame. When faced with the option of guilt or pride, most choose pride.
There is a selfish motivation there, but that's not to say it wasn't a good thing you did :)