Selfishness is a disease, it is like a cancerous cell that grows in every human but with a certain degree and speed. In some persons, Selfishness has minimal growth while in some others, it's growth is rapid. But the fact still remains that in every human, there is an atom of Selfishness.
Science Call it natural or survival instincts, territorialism, etc, but in the real sense, it's simply Selfishness. All we think is for ourselves and those we call loved ones.
Yes, we can go out of our way to make sure we acquire everything that's capable of making us comfortable. You wouldn't care if you stepped on toes to acquire it.
A higher degree of Selfishness would kill just to get what is required to satisfy "self". It doesn't matter if it's your friend, dad, mum, brother or sister.
The higher the degree of Selfishness, the smaller your circle of loved ones.
Ever wondered why you have so little friends? Or the outcome of being a chronic introvert? Well, that's because you are highly selfish.
Yes, your natural personality wants to acquire so much and share with fewer persons. You can afford to out smart a close friend who has sacrificed so much for you and introduced you to a profitable business, by making all the profit there in and still decide to keep virtually all the profits to yourself or you share it 95% to 5%.
NO wonder they say "being stingy, Greed, and Selfishness works hand in hand" , they are like TRIPLETS. People with higher degrees of Selfishness always work hard enough so they won't have to beg for money or food. They have stepped on so many toes while acquiring their wealth and they know how it would feel to go back to their own vomit. So they happen to be in an undying desire to ACQUIRE which leads to GREED and then to being STINGY so they don't get to finish their resources too soon to over work.
You want it all for yourself and yourself alone.
Well, I have two tips for you!
You can choose to tolerate them since Selfishness is an inbuilt thing in every human and there's no guarantee that you will ever have another friend with a lower level of Selfishness. Also bearing in mind that people unconsciously exhibit Selfishness.
You can choose to discard them as friends, because they can hurt you, betray you or even back stab you when opportunity presents itself. You never know how dangerous a cat can be till you push it so much to the wall and put it in a position of life and death.
So same applies to that friend, if you have had the privilege to know their true character from the very most little things, then, don't risk the future with them, else you will be going against the rule that says "ONCE BEATEN, TWICE SHY"
Well, that's simple, use the two tools mentioned above to check if you are really selfish and to what degree. Do you find it difficult to give? Are you in the business of making sure your resources are properly utilized when you give them out.? Do you always have the urge to ACQUIRE?
These and many more are the tools to use in analyzing yourself because sometimes you Maybe exhibiting a very high level of Selfishness without knowing, remember it is a natural instinct.
