Human beings are selfish creatures.
There's nothing wrong with being selfish.
Selfish simply means we are interested in taking care of ourselves.
That's a good thing.
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However, there is certainly such a thing as being too self centered.
When people say that somebody is being selfish this is what they usually mean.
We are all guilty of it to a small degree on occasion. That's human nature.
Having said that, it's important to realize that we all live together on this world.
If you keep your eyes open you can usually see several examples of someone being selfish throughout the course of your day.
On the other hand, you can also see several examples of people that go out of their way to help other people.
There's a balance.
This morning my roommate decided to do some laundry. He had to be at work very early.
I didn't have to wake up until 9:00 but the dryer started going off at 7:00 this morning.
Our dryer is right next to my room and it is literally impossible to sleep with the dryer going off because it constantly makes a banging sound against the wall.
Therefore, I'm really tired because I didn't get enough sleep and work was quite difficult today.
The same roommate has helped me out on a couple of different occasions though. I know that he is not a self centered person but he was certainly being selfish this morning.
I have another roommate that likes to cook spicy Asian food at 3:00 in the morning.
There is literally no good reason for that other than being selfish. He knows we're all sleeping and it bothers everyone. He could just make something that doesn't smell very strong instead.
Living together is a definite situation where being considerate comes into play.
Of course, as I said earlier we all live together on this planet so each one of us must take the other person's feelings into consideration.
When I'm working at my restaurant I sometimes wonder how my workmates are doing.
If they're overloaded then I will help them out.
They help me out also.
That's not to say that we all don't have our days when we are being quite selfish.
It happens.
However, as you get older you learn to appreciate the niceties of being considerate.
How to be considerate is one of the most important lessons to learn in life.
