There is no selfless deed done by a human. yes or no? why?

Question

hmm i think every human deed is selfish. dont pls tell that charity is selfless. u do it to make urself better, like u helped someone. therefore its selfish

give an example! nothing with related to helpin others, savin life etc. a thing which u did

Answer 1

Doesn't your question depend on the two people and the context in which it takes place? Like if the person in need of help were a good friend or relative then you might do everything in your power to help the person out. Now tyically people do have their own agenda in mind when they make decisions, but most "good hearted" people will offer their help if there's any they can offer when oppurtunity arises. Now you have a great point with charaties and churges, but if you look at their systems, they're really there to keep themselves running and offer whatever surplus money comes after paying the bills and salaries to the charitable cause. If all donated money were used properly, then the world should've been through with poverty in the early 20th century. Another thing to consider is that america (and in turn the world) are brainwashed by the mass media image telling you to compete with the jones's to have the newest most expensive stylish utilitarian equipment available at all times whenever possible. People needn't have all these possesions but corporations shove all this advertisment brainwashing through the heads of people giving them this false idea that their life would be perfect with "insert product here" I agree that the world would benefit as a whole if we were to focus on the wellfare of everyone as oppossed to ourselves, but the catch 22 about it is that communisim tried emulating this and ended up making people selective about how hard they wanted to work for something. Something i wrote somewhere else was this idea of having an absolute celing limit on how much money one person may be allowe to have and forcing them to donate the surplus they make over it to a good cause or underdevloped country. We could also offer killer tax breaks to the super wealthy by doing this. By leaving the number in the 50 million dollar range, you still give most americans the opputunity to keep an enriched lifestye. Imagine how many new economies could be built with underdeveloped countries if this were to hit bill gates.

Answer 2

No.

I do selfless deeds everyday. So what? People who are always looking for a reason to do good are missing the obvious reason to do good. I give to perfect strangers. I help people I have never met before. I do charity with no believe that it is charity. I even put my life on hold so others might live theirs a little longer. And you are wondering what's in it for me. It's good, even when it stings it is still good. Get over this whole selfish-made man garbage and say thank you when some does you a kindness, and stop looking for the bill. Time is short. Today is a propicious to be good for goodness sake.

Answer 3

1. Human beings are not alike as also the animals which prey on others.
2. There is always a majority of people who follow the common codes and live a Normal LIFE.
3. There is a small minority of people, who will not allow themselves to fit into any common codes will follow their own and may be termed "eccentrics" by society.
4. There is another silent minority who never raise their head and be noble, humble and realise service to humanity selflessly is the need of the hour. Such selfless people in each state, country can be counted and may constitute only 1%. You may call them as Mother Teresa, M.K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King and etc., etc.,
So there is no meaning excpecting every human being to get into this category.
VR

Answer 4

"No greater love hath man, than that he lay down his life for his brother." There are selfless acts, in giving up your life for another, or in dedicating that life to them. When you give, and you don't count the cost, and you expect nothing in return, it's selfless. Some people DO fell good when they give. About the only selfishness in true altruism, is the fact that you are becoming the type of person you would hopefully want for a friend.

Answer 5

Every deed has some self interest behind it and if you truly perform some selfless deed than that acomplishes your goal of doing a selfless deed. Everyone is selfish and those who admit it are the bigger people.

Answer 6

I saw a hitchhicker one day walking down the road and she had gone from St. Louis MO to Lincoln MO. I gave her 10 of my last 14 dollars to get food and drink. I dont get money very often because I dont work and I dont really feel that good about it. I was a little worried though because the reason she was hitchhicking was because she let her roomates friend BORROW her identity and he screwed her over. Therefor she made her own mess. A guy comes up to my door that I do not know and asks to borrow 10-15 bucks for gas to get home and will pay it back. He looks like a druggy but appearances can be decieving. I give him 10 even though I am pretty sure he is getting drugs and that it only takes 2 to get to his home town. I really didnt feel good about that. So how are these not selfless? Many of the things I do have no return value as you say and even hurt me more than help anyone. Catch a man a fish you feed him for a day, but teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. I give money to charities not to feel goos but to help the people out who have no homes and it actually hurts to see them as I give them food or money. I don't even have it to spare as I live on my fiance's paycheck to paycheck. I think you are mistaken that there is no selfless act. Especially because people like me who give literally half of themselves don't feel good about it, don't write it off on taxes and are not doing it to atone for anything but simply because we can!!!

Answer 7

I agree . . . generally. Even the most "selfless" act almost invariably originates with an emotional desire to feel charitable or what have you. It's debatable, though, like in instances of people giving their lives to save others. That's fairly selfless, since the giver isn't around to enjoy any warm, fuzzy feelings after the fact.

Answer 8

There are selfless acts. Pure selfless acts are rare but they happen.

I have to agree though being happy you gave to charity is not completely selfless but.... I don't mind. Do you?

Answer 9

There is no selfless deed. Even jumping off a cliff because your friend told you to would involve, at some point, your 'wanting' to do it.

Answer 10

no...there are some good things we've done for a person without knowing it's already a great help for them. We sometimes help a person, knowing it or not, because it's our resposibility.

You also have a point. Some of the deeds human do are selfish. They do something good not just for other's welfare but also for them. Good examples for that are "the government officials", right?