This selfish world

It is a trueism of human nature to be greedy and selfish and indeed, all of nature works this way as a survival mechanism. Because we have some intelligence, we can overcome this tendency and extend that selfishness toward all of nature, turning a negative greed into a positive altruistic attitude. Your mind allows you the freedom to avoid the trap most fall into, you don't have to follow the norms of society. My belief is this is a very rare form of good greed. By helping others, we are actually helping ourselves to grow on a spiritual path which benefits everyone and provides an example to society, even if most don't follow that example.