Chapter 46: Looking Back, and Sideways

Everyone really is selfish, are we not?

This is to be expected, no matter how shocking it may seem to some people. After all, everyone wants a better life. And most of the time, throughout the sands of time, it has been proven that the most effective way measured by the yield of results against units of time, you need to take something away from the opposition, or from the surroundings around you in order to gain something.

Maybe gaining will not lead to a better life, but most people believe it to be. There cannot be a winner if no one loses. And since people carry on following their own methods regardless of who they hurt, or who gets in the way, this proves how selfish they truly are.

True, it may seem like they actually care for others, but it is but an illusion. In most cases, there is hardly any improvement in the care of others. The damage remains, despite the blanket of sympathy covering it.

You can try, but you can never run away from your selfish nature.

We were all made with one body each to look after.

We were not meant, nor are we able to fully comprehend what it means to be another person. Without this capability, true compassion is unlikely.

We need only look after ourselves to survive.

Since we were made to have unique minds, no matter how similar, opinions from us are biased, and influenced by our individual attitude and perspective (possibly modified and, or built up through interactions with the environment) to at least a minimal extent. Therefore, we often think what we view to be best for the world is truly the best.

The world is a dark place, but we can always try to cover it with paper-thin, beatiful hope.