I find that western individualism and greed are too closely linked, like something got misunderstood along the way. People started confusing the two and everything got out of hand. I see people all the time just pass by women with strollers trying to get them up the stairs after taking the subway; nobody offers a hand. It really doesn't take that much time out of your day, and it will light up the person's you're helping.
There's too much hustle and bustle around these days, it's hard not to get caught up in it. But going back to individualism and greed, since I went on a tangent: so many things in our society are about making a lot of money, getting a good job, education, what have you. It's totally egocentric. While I think that's a good thing, in a way, to take care of yourself and put yourself up real high on your priority list, you can't ignore the fact that you're a human being like everybody else, and we all deserve some more kindness and a helping hand.
It reminds me of the quote, "Be kind to everyone you meet, for we're all fighting a hard battle."
There's too much hustle and bustle around these days, it's hard not to get caught up in it. But going back to individualism and greed, since I went on a tangent: so many things in our society are about making a lot of money, getting a good job, education, what have you. It's totally egocentric. While I think that's a good thing, in a way, to take care of yourself and put yourself up real high on your priority list, you can't ignore the fact that you're a human being like everybody else, and we all deserve some more kindness and a helping hand.
It reminds me of the quote, "Be kind to everyone you meet, for we're all fighting a hard battle."
