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thepublicstoryofselfishinenesstellsus
thatweareallofusveryguiltyofthebehaviour
weareapparently
incurirablyaddictedtoourownsatisfactions
anddeservetobecompared
unfavourablytoprettymuchanygenerationthateverwalkedtheearth
itsoundscompellingselflagglauusuallydoes
buttherealitymaybesomewhatdifferent
whatevertherisksofexcessiveselfabsorptionandinordinatepleasure
seekingtherealdangerformostpeopleisnotthattheytoooftenignoresocietyandotherpeopleconstnameoftheirownneeds
itspreciselytheoppositethattheyconstantlyputasideselfexplorationandauthenticinadeplormentforthelimsofsocalledrespectableopinionandsociallysanctioneddutiesandcommitments
thechiefproblemisnotthatweretooselfish
werepoorversionsofwhatwemightbebecausewerenotselfishenoughwespendourlifeseeingpeople
wehavenothingincommonwithworkingatjobsthatdontmakesensetouscraravingtheapprovalofparentalfigures
whohaveotherprioritiesanddeparties
wefearsuckingupcolcolgugues
hategoing
goingtofilms
thatboreussukingopinions
weresuspiciousoftakingholidaysthatwedontenjoythatdevotingourselvestochildrenwhoendupeithertiesoftaplplainthantfulaboutthecare
wevedevotedtothemfinallyinthelastdecadeorsooflife
wemaytrytoliveforourselves
butbythenitsalmost
alwaystoolateourconnectionstoourowntastesandcentredourpleasdsandinterest
haveatroedweveforgottenhowtobeambitiousinournames
wehavefriitittedourselvesawaythroughmillionsofdemands
wearealive
butwehardlyexistanylonger
wesettleongolfaprioritywhiletimeallowsisthereforetoacquiretheskillofbeingpolitelybutenergeticallymoreselfish
weshouldfromtodaysimplystopseeingpeople
wedisdislikeandstopworryingtosuchextentabouttheopinionsofstrangers
weshouldfocusonwhatfeelsmeaningfultous
weshouldaskourselveswhatwewillwishwehaddonewhenweareonourdeathbedsanddoitnow
weshouldwonderwhatwewoulddonextifwehadblanketpermissionandgoahead
anddoitanyway
weprobablyknowthelife
weshouldbeleadingalready
wehavejustbeenhoping
weshouldstophopingthatsomeoneorsomethingwouldcomedownfromthesky
andgiveusadefinitivesealofapproval
weshouldacquiretheartofbeing
difficultofsmilinglessofsayingnomoreoftenandofleavingtheroomwhenwewanttotheworldwontfallapart
ifweneglectsomeofourcommitmentsperhaps
wecanaffordtoforgetsomeonesbirthdayorletthehousegetinamess
failtoprepareamealorsuggestthatagrumpyrelativemaketheirownwaybackfromthestation
wehavegrownquietlyilloratleastdellofspiritthroughconstantactsofselfsacrifice
wenolongerhaveasmanyyearsaheadasweoncedid
wehavebeengoodforanage
wehaveallowedourfearofboundlessegoismtoblindustotheimportanceofdevelopingfaithinourselves
itmaybetimetotakesomebabystepstowardsintelligentselfishness