Selfishness, It's All About You
Selfish : (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure. synonyms: egocentric, egotistic, egotistical, egomaniacal, self-centred, self-regarding, self-absorbed, self-obsessed, self-seeking, self-serving, wrapped up in oneself, inward-looking, introverted, self-loving; That all sounds kind of terrible doesn't it? While only ever doing selfish deeds might indeed be some of those things, you shouldn't let it stop you making selfish decisions. I'm looking at a word with this meaning: Selfish : making a choice that is for the benefit of your own well being. As children we're taught that we should be nice to others and always be considerate. That's exactly how it should be. From the beginning our parents are there to make all our major decisions for us, but at some point we learn to fend for ourselves. As adults we're stuck with using our best judgement, and...