@knotmyday… totally in agreement with you!
however… if we’re talking about creating a better world (i’m not sure we are…but stick with me on this one…) then from past experience by giving stuff away/ meeting others needs can create a perpetual state of generosity with limitless scope – ever expanding outwards, upwards and beyondI have first experience of giving to other people (time, money, love etc ) and receiving those things back from other angles in countless ways
…. meeting one’s own needs on the other hand is so insular that its more than likely that the chain stops there… us all meeting our own needs first is just essentially…. i don’t know…just seems very…selfish and wrong….
maybe we should all experiment for one week meeting other peoples needs first at least 5 times a day and then the exact opposite for a week and see how we get on…could be fun….and enlightening
I also have to say though that I meet my sons needs before my own all the time… (or at least i do my best) because I’m convinced its going to pay off by him turning into an amazing little and big human being – and I’d really like to think that’s true altruism?