[i think we are confused about selfishness - true bad selfishness is failing to take into account the effect our actions will hav on behaviour of others towards us - false selfishness is thinking it is wrong to think of yrself - imo it is THE WHOLE OF DUTY to pursue yr own happiness 100% of the time - but IF U DO THIS, u will immediately grasp the golden rule: that generally speaking all hurting comes back, ie ppl arent doormats, every injury produces equal opposite reaction]
if ppl pursued their own happiness with any ATTENTN, they wd comprehend & clasp this reasoning:
we know that taking 90% of income off 90% of ppl wd produce giant trouble, pain & unhappiness, so we know that STOPPING taking 90% off 90% will DESTROY giant amounts of trouble, pain & unhappiness
because of 1000s of yrs of uncontrolled richgetricher etc, we HAV this extreme injustce - WORSE than this - therefor we know we can be GIANTLY HAPPIER [!!!!] [if we think it thru]
we ar hurtg rselves & we CNT C IT
2006-10-13
20:34:00
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