No person in the world can live without selfishness. Every person here is selfish. Just because every person is selfish does not mean that every person is bad. Selfishness is a fierce feeling of pursuing one’s own interests, a person having selfish feelings may take immediate advantage by deceiving someone, but the future can be thorny.
What is the definition of selfishness?
There is selfishness in which people think only about themselves and do only those things which benefit them. Then such a person does not shy away from hurting, hurting or harming the other person. Such a person is selfish and such a person is full of bad taste. Now let’s talk about the second type of selfishness, in which there are such people in whom we help others. Do good to others. Apart from themselves, they think well of everyone around them, but selfishness is hidden behind this too. We do good to others so that there is no hindrance in our life. Such a person believes in ‘do good, good will happen’ and follows the same path. Serves others for the safety of his family and his bright future. This is also a type of selfishness. One should keep one’s life away from selfishness, it does not seem possible at all. Man is an embodiment of desires. Many aspirations are raised in his practical life. Man has many selfish desires for a complete family and fame. In this, different types of imaginary pictures keep getting formed in the mind. As soon as something becomes stable, the mental strength gets engaged in its fulfillment. Starts working in the right direction. The world is created on the basis of various activities and material or spiritual desires. The creative step is the last one; the credit for declaring all the plans in the first place goes to these desires. Therefore no person can live his life without selfishness. Selfishness is hidden in every person.
Why have today’s people become selfish?
Work done selflessly always brings happiness whereas selfishness makes a person weak. The one who does not have a sense of self-interest will be loved by everyone. With true feelings the whole world can be yours, but due to selfishness your world also becomes narrow. Selfishness goes beyond limits. The word selfishness is not bad in itself, but it is completely inappropriate to think of one’s own interests by harming the interests of others. In today’s time, people have become selfish because they no longer need anyone. Gradually, humanity is disappearing from humans and along with it, the feeling of greed is also increasing. When a human being works for his own benefit and benefit, it is called selfishness. Selfishness is considered inappropriate in society. Calling someone selfish is like an insult to him. People who commit criminal acts under the influence of selfishness can be very deadly. For such people, relationships and feelings have no value. Wisdom lies in maintaining distance from such people and being cautious about them. Tolerating someone’s selfishness in the name of belongingness in relationships is actually nothing but foolishness because there is no benefit in showing caution after being robbed and ruined.
When selfishness starts increasing in a person’s mind, if the mind is calmed at that time then it can be calmed down easily, otherwise the selfishness of a person gets nurtured and takes life on the path of destruction. Then by the time a person realizes the consequences, it is too late. It is important to understand in life that material happiness can be achieved through selfishness, but the respect of that selfish person gradually disappears. His social downfall is certain. If you want respect then it is necessary to stay away from selfishness, otherwise it will bring you down.
Does selfishness cause suffering?
People love only out of selfishness. But to live a happy and peaceful life, one should stay away from selfishness. Because when we bring selfishness into life and when our selfishness is not fulfilled, we become sad.
People raise children and at the same time they also have a selfish thought in their mind that this child will grow up and take care of us. And if the child is not taken care of, people become sad. You have hope from him and if your hope is not fulfilled then you cry about being ignored. Being selfish towards someone becomes the cause of sorrow. Look at the birds, how much pain they go through to raise their children without any selfishness. Birds wake up early in the morning and catch small insects and feed them to their children. When the children become capable of flying, they fly them. Then the second nest starts preparing the egg. Where there is no selfishness there is no sorrow.
What should be our goal?
Therefore, always stay away from selfishness and spend your life in peace and happiness. Temporarily, selfishness makes a person happy, but ultimately in life, this selfishness definitely gives painful results to the person. No one supports the selfish person in his bad times, he becomes completely alone.Even in times of difficulties, the courage of a charitable person does not break because the charity done by him stands to help him. Therefore, it is very important that a man should always make efforts for his progress, but in every situation he should keep selfishness away from his life. Because living in the web of attachment and illusion is not the goal of man.
How to avoid selfish people?
A selfish person can go to any extent to fulfill his interest. Even if for this he has to sacrifice the love, wealth and respect of his loved ones. For a person who is blind from birth, nothing can be seen except darkness. His type is indulged in bad habits of anger, ego, selfishness, lust and intoxication. A person does not see anything other than this. A person who has deceit in his mind is never a relative of anyone, because he is jealous after seeing the progress of others. They are more troubled by the success of others than their own failure. In such a situation, they make every possible effort to bring down your respect in the society. These people will always pat you on the back in front and make fun of you behind your back. It is better to stay away from people who are driven by selfishness, because they are more dangerous than snakes and scorpions. A snake attacks from the front but selfish people stab from behind. Their company can become a mess for you. If someone is teaching you the lesson of discrimination, then you should avoid being in the company of such people. These people try to show you the world with their wisdom and experiences.