Expect no reciprocity. This world is selfish!

The world is bonded to you till you fulfill its requirements (greed).

I was born selfish. Yes, I was and if you ponder a little you won't find it strange to realise that every living being is born that way. The struggle to survive in this world is all that makes you selfish right from the point of time you enter into this world. But, this selfishness is justified to some extent owing to its very nature of commensalism in contrast to predation.

This world is an evolving place. Its very dynamic nature triggers the birth of creed in humans to fulfill their greed and it is the same dynamic nature which makes their greed insatiable. May be humans are born with this creed or may be they inculcated it during their genetic evolution. This creed for satiation, per se, is not bad. But again, homo sapiens are gregarious animals. We love to flock together, share our experiences with others, help each other & learn from others' experiences. After all, each person evolves in a different set of situation, in a different tone with different abilities which makes everyone's experience during his lifespan unique & distinct and this is what makes flocking together all the more entertaining & enriching. Thus, it is the timespan of the evolution of an infant into a fully mature human that uncovers a lot before him & makes an individual learn, adapt or cope up with the set of situations he is exposed to and this is where it all starts. This very need to cope up with the adverse situations makes the individual self-centric. His actions are then guided by the motive to ensure his own welfare first. But, welfare at what cost?

It is completely ethical to think about your welfare until and unless it is driven by empathy from your part. Mind my words, I do not mean that one needs to be emotional rather one needs to be rationally emotional. That realization, that sense of pain realised by you that others might go through while you are enjoying your welfare is what we call empathy. Here comes the concept of reciprocity.

To be continued........