Welcome to the final installment of "Lessons You Wished You Learned Earlier In Life". If you haven't already, you can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
Someone once said, "everything that happens in life happens for a reason and lasts a season". I believe that to be true. Looking back, I've learned something from every stage in my life. In fact, life taught me much needed lessons I couldn't have learn elsewhere, while teaching me the power of reflection.
As I age, I'm reflecting more. "Reflection is the most important part of the learning process, and whatever is not reflected is usually not learned and retained", according to Rybo Chen. The only way for us to grow and improve is to take a good look at what’s working and what’s not for us.
So therefore, let's continue the countdown with the third lesson, most people you meet in life are selfish.
Reflection is the most important part of the learning process, and whatever is not reflected is usually not learned and retained. -Rybo Chen
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
Søren Kierkegaard
Why Is The World So Selfish?
Greed is a hard emotion to check. Did you catch that? If you did, then you know why most of the world is selfish.
Why is this world so selfish? Why do some rich and connected people cheat to get their kids into prestigious colleges and universities? Why, in the United States, are there are wider disparities of wealth between rich and poor than any time in history? I'll tell you why, people are inherently selfish.
As a whole, we have all become self-centered. Most of us hardly ever think of others anymore. It has become second nature to think of only ourselves. Unfortunately, most people think the world revolves around them and what makes them happy.
Yes, there are genuinely generous people, but they are very rare. Most of the people that you meet in your life will only care about themselves. and that's just the way that it is.
I can hear you saying, "wait, I know some people are good in the world" and I agree with you. Yes, some people are, but, as a whole, the majority of people that you're going to meet in life are mainly concerned with themselves. So be aware of that and understand the world is not all butterflies and sunshine.
I love to hear your feedback. Do you agree or disagree that most of the world is selfish?
Why is the world so selfish? Because greed is a hard emotion to check.
“Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion.”
Daniel Goleman
