
because they're selfish.
'They just do'/'Because it's different when they're your own.'
'Yes, we all are, to a degree' - not to a degree, entirely. Of the self. Me. All of us. Nothing - charity, philanthropy, helping others is done without some at least hope of reward - whether that's money, self satisfaction, feeling smug, or the chance of being a sanctimonious prick.
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'They just do'/'Because it's different when they're your own.'
'Yes, we all are, to a degree' - not to a degree, entirely. Of the self. Me. All of us. Nothing - charity, philanthropy, helping others is done without some at least hope of reward - whether that's money, self satisfaction, feeling smug, or the chance of being a sanctimonious prick.