To me it seems that to give happiness is a far nobler goal that to attain it: and that what we exist for is much more a matter of relations to others than a matter of individual progress: much more a matter of helping others to heaven than of getting there ourselves.
Lewis Carroll
I agree with this. I think I do have an altruistic nature and I’m glad of it. It sometimes gets me in trouble andor I get taken advantage of but at least I can go to bed each night with a clear conscience and a feeling that I did something good. I hope I can instill in my children a sense of pride in always wanting to help others without the expectaion of rewards; that it will be enough to know they’ve contributed to the happiness and betterment of their community. I guess that kind of thinking flies inthe face of a capitalist society but then… I voted for the socialist…