What your idea of living a selfless life? You gotta find a way out.
2007-01-07 06:09:07 · 7 answers · asked by Rahul 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Living a selfless life means giving as much as you can to those who need it, with no strings attached and no expectation of anything in return. As much as possible help people who are less fortunate, whatever that means where you live. Where I live it means that I help homeless people on the street (coffee, gloves, scarves, hats, food, change), donate to the Salvation Army, volunteer in various capacities, etc.
2007-01-07 06:13:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People who make the biggest mark on the world for good have lived selflessly--Martian Luther King Jr., Ghandi, Mother Theresa etc., but they all had a moral center and a belief in a Higher Power. They saw an opportunity to change things and lay their life on the line for it.
Selflessness is not caring about your own life but the lives of others.
"Greater love hath no man than this: that he lay down his life for his friends."
2007-01-07 14:17:13 · answer #2 · answered by Summer Sunset McGee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try volunteering or joining a service organization. For me its focusing on my family, but before getting married, I tried to be involved in outside philanthropies. Also, I don't know your religious preference, but maybe joining a church might help you find a direction. Good luck
2007-01-07 14:13:26 · answer #3 · answered by rubix110 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry for the long quote/answer. The short of it is, give all you have to the poor. Give selflessly of your time, your money, your possessions.
And, be humble in this act.
18-23. And a certain ruler asked Him saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou Me good? None is good, save One, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. Now when Jesus heard these things, He said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow Me. And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
24-30. And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, He said, How hard it shall be for them that have riches to enter into the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through a needles eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? And He said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed Thee. And He said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of Gods sake, who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come life everlasting.
2007-01-07 14:15:29 · answer #4 · answered by andy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
join the priesthood, peacecorp, marines,
2007-01-07 14:11:05 · answer #5 · answered by evilmonkeyboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no such thing... if you want to help out, then helping out is self-serving.
2007-01-07 14:11:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not have any desire.
2007-01-07 14:11:14 · answer #7 · answered by Emily 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋