do you believe humen are basically selfish?

Humans are obviously selfish. Everything they do is for a selfish reason, and to fulfill their selfish desires, otherwise do you think there would be so much starvation and poverty and violence and terrorism on earth? Would there have been a gulf war, world war 1 and 2? There is so much greed all around us, I guess I don't need to be descriptive to answer this question. Ha ha.. It's obvious that Human beings are greedy and selfish.

actually its not that people are selfish its the attitude which show. I really cant figure out why people are show that they are busy busy busy but when you spend one day with them then you came to know that they get so many spare time but waste them in some not important thing or take rest at that time.now-a-days people just forgot the things so easily but they feel pain if you do the forgot just one time.Peolpe want to live Happy but dont want to make someone happy.we must have to rearrange our priories and we have to find the real ways of happiness like you do plan to meet or birthday wishes.

yes my dear only humans sell fish......

I don't. But in the philosophy of legalism says that...

i am not totally agree with you.if you always send birthday cards and wish all persons that you are discribe here and you feel that they also send you things or wishes that means you are selfish.they does not say you that you wish them.

Humans are generally selfish. People who think of others and not them selves are very few!! Same with me most people i know will only call or be in touch if they need somethng...otherwise forget it! But that shouldnt dishearten you, the fact that youare the only one in your group means you are one in a million and the elite are always in the minority!

There are two categories that human are selfish about. First category is money. When humans talk about money, their mouths will automatically shut it off. For example, when friends are in need for money to cross the financial difficulties, they approach friends, relatives and in the end, they get nothing, they approach the illegal money lenders out of desperate. Second category is love. Have you seen a husband with two wives? or a wife with two husbands legally? I know lots of marriages ended up in divorce but not in the above events.

duaatheangel I hate blanket statements like humans are basically selfish, as some humans are not,this is a fallacy,there are lots of very good people who help and aid anyone who needs it. think of the women working in hospitals, the doctors taking care of their patients, the police working to protect the citizens, there are lots of unselfish people. and you are without flaw only you out of all the friends family and coworkers, give me a break. just because someone did not do something you thought they should does not necessarily mean they were selfish. for a lot of them maybe there were reasons why they did not call or send cards or whatever. if you badmouthed them why would they want to call you or send cards,it works both ways. some people are selfish but a lot more are not. No I do not believe that at all.

I think humans are inherently selfish, it is just another form of our instinct to survive. Let me ask you a question, why do you send cards and greetings to your friends? if it is with the expectation that they would do the same to you? then are you not also being selfish? I believe it is our duty and moral responsibility to be kind and gentle to our fellow human beings even if they are not so to us, in fact... especially if they are not nice to us. We should give without expect anything in return and maybe those around would mirror your actions and who knows, you might even change the world one day so here's wishing you a very merry christmas and a happy new year !!!

Hi duaa the angel: It's sad to not receive the same treatement you gave but don't get the conclution that the humanity is selfish. We are sometimes selfish but if we would be always selfish we would not survive in the past. We, the humanity need eachother for our own sake, in religion we need the others for our own salvation. I have watched examples of human solidarity for example, when people help their brothers in natural disasters or when i read about those heroes that sacrifice their lives for another one but i never forget that we have a dark side. Humans can be selfish or can help others. That depends on every person. Thanks for your answer. Don't lose your faith. Hope you are having a nice day. -Alvaro.

Well, if you treat your friends, family members and coworkers this way, you should get some response in exchange for your concern and care about them. I think the truth is people are busier and busier these days because of the hard times. They may be working and don't have spare time. Or they must be just forgetful! On the other hand, it is possible to be a sign of selfishness, that is they really don't give a damn on your feelings toward them. But you should not put them all in the same boat! Selfishness is another sign of the rough times. And it is a curious thing that is happening, because people should seek companionship, communication, and advice, not isolation, in this case.

You should feel proud that you make someone happy because of your greetings, wish or card. The thing is don't expect something in return so that you will not disappoint yourself like now :D

every person in the world is not selfish ya but some people are very selfish all time they think about himself/herself.whatever he do it is good or bad they think it should be right for me.but some persons always think another person like parents, friends, acquaintances,or another people.

Actual it depends on the surroundings and atmosphere of the person. When a child is born, it is innocent. As they grow they are going to meet new people and try to copy other people. If he is in a bad surrounding, and sees that honesty and helping others won't help them in any way, they are going to become self-centered and they are on their way to become a selfish person.

i have to agree with you i think people in this world are selfish and greddy, and people just think they need to rule everyone. but i will always treat people right and respectful

Oh gosh that's sad but what is really important is to for you to send a message that you care or at least show a gesture that you remember their special day, isn't it? If you expect something else other than a thank you as a feedback then there must be something wrong of how the messages were sent. I guess if you could be more creative to catch people's attention, then you might get the feedback that you wanted. The thing is, we always get high expectations from people, something that we should not do when we exert these efforts. People are not always responsive because of so many circumstances, ask them... make a communication better and from there you'll find out what's wrong. You can't please everyone... that's the truth but yeah, most people are selfish. Remember, babies aged 0 to toddlers are individualistic.

Hello duaatheangel this is checkmail and me too think that each and everbody in this world are selfish in nauture.Thats why we all try to workship god and follow its way of giving up sometings for peace of mind and soul.Yeah its the workship that makes us able to overcome our selfishness, and to share it with other peoples.We msut be satified with what we have and share other extra with others.This is the only way we could overcome our selfishness, and could get peace and cool feeling.Its only a mater of time when this things are understood by the humans.Anyways keep it up, Happy Mylotting.

Hello...Yes i do believe on that beccause we just only human, we are not perfect!...

Yes my dear each & every one here is selfish who ever says i am not he lies .., humans have made a tremendous progressss in becoming more & more selfish...,but still there are very very few people inthis people like mother teresa who raent selfish.....^_^

Hi angel I fully accept this comment of yours. Humans are always shelfish, including you and me. But the level of shelfishness assess a person. Human is one being in this world who wants more and more. Not only for himself but also for his belongings and his friends and surroundings. Thus the people outside the person's circumference feel that the guy is more shelfish. I had a friend. I had helped her a lot to meet her boyfriend. So on. But when it came to my issue, she backed off. It hurt me. She was shelfish according to me. But for cant blame her she heard to what her boyfriend. I was not as important as her boyfriend. Thats the cause. So. Actually speaking. Its common. We cant debate in this. Even we'll be more caring and acting for our wishes and loved onces more.