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Originally Posted by aklim
Same principle to me. In any case, how do you know it is a side benifit and not the goal? I find it easier to believe, based on what I see of the world, that people do what they do for a reason and if someone benifits, so much the better as opposed to them getting a side benifit. However, in any case, you do know the side benifit is coming so the point is that you will be paid in a different coin but still paid. Hence a good deed is not done just because. It is done because you know that you will get paid. Just like I go to work. I do it because I am fairly certain I will get paid. At work, I get paid in cash. With a hooker, I get a good sensation. With grandma, I get a good feeling that I did something for someone in need. Therefore, I don't believe that a good deed is really done for absolutely nothing. IMO it is done for payment. The only question is what coin the payment will come to you in.
Guess your limb broke and you fell. I was involved in Scouting way back when I was in grade skool. Yes, I too was taught all those high falutin ideals but I saw the world and realized it was an ugly place. As such, I adjusted my ideals to what I see happen when you do this or that as opposed to doing something in the hopes that that will happen.
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Well walking the dog is a responsibility and obligation, and if you feel good about doing it so much the better. It isn't in and of itself a reward, although it makes Fido happy. So some people think its important to extend a hand outside of their little bubble when they can. Whether that gives them joy or not is inconsequential. The plain fact is - they do it. And they do it in quiet little ways that don't attract attention, for attention would be an ego satisfaction thing.
Warren Buffet just gave away 40 billion bucks to charities. For that amount of money, he could have had his name written on the moon for the universe to see. He will never see $40 billion in reciprocal payback or favors. Why did he do it?