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If charity begins at home, what is more important - Satisfying oneself or satisfying others?


MAYBE, YOU’D BE BEING SELFISH, OR MAYBE YOU’D BE FULFILLING YOUR DESTINY. AND BY DOING THAT, BY SERVING YOURSELF, YOU BEGIN TO SERVE YOUR SELF – TO THE WORLD.

Being selfish is the riskiest trait that one could have. Society would not accept you with open arms and rather will try to change you. The lives of Albert Einstein and Henry Ford, who listened to their hearts, were not at all easy. Moreover, most of the people surrounding their lives did not do any good to actuate them. One needs to have that something special (read "It takes something to be that someone")  to deal with a difficult circumstance, for dealing with the society is not a cakewalk.


It is not that ‘selfishness’ is a quality trait that one must have, but also in today’s materialistic society, one is ought to be lured to his own happiness instead of satisfying the world around him. Greed, however, is a stronger word and just like ‘being selfish’, people naturally have this (selfish) coercing trait within themselves. Everyone in the society denies this accusation.

There is a difference between need and greed but for a capitalistic society, anything and everything counts. 'Greed' does overlook the humane aspects of the economy and focuses just on the monetary facet of the same.

The only factor lying between need and greed is ‘want’, which is the idealistic approach to an individual as well as a capitalist enterprise. The present looks brighter now as the dawn of ‘financially unviable economy’ have passed.

Tracing back to the time prior to 1991, when the New Economic Policy was NOT established, the business enterprises were just concerned about their bank balances. Time has passed considerably, and still, the enterprises are just trying to mint more notes. The only difference is – the way to procure money has evolved (again a self-centered approach by big MNCs). The so called ‘social policies’ did knock on the door and the MNCs were smart enough to gain money out of it too.


The big capitalist houses today, have found ways to penetrate into the social causes and are actually trying to show their money being credited into the charitable trusts. I may not have any strong arguments to support the aforesaid allegation, but as many of us can actually see that happening around us, a strong possibility of it actually happening could be somewhat evident.

A self-centered economy works in the background and illicitly tries to showcase their 'selfless' and 'socially concerned' side. In the human world, living with the aforesaid trait is never favorable in the long run.

The problem with Indian society is its hypocrisy. If one admits that he/she is a greedy, selfish individual, which is generally true with each and every one of us, then he/she suddenly becomes a cruel, inhumane person. However, in my opinion, it is perfectly okay with the society and the economy as far as it is not being harmed.

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