Showing posts with label deep thoughts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deep thoughts. Show all posts

Sunday, January 16, 2011

True Selflessness..?

Here is an interesting thought...

One of my resolutions is to volunteer.  My life hasn't exactly been a walk in the park, but it could definitely have been worse.  I'm alive and well and think that I am all the better for my tough spots.  So I wanted to do something to help others who were less fortunate than myself.  What better way to do so than to volunteer?

Here is the thought, though.. Ultimately, I am volunteering to make myself feel better.  I want to volunteer to feel good that I am helping someone.  If I wasn't going to get that good feeling, I wouldn't be donating my time and effort.  So is it truly being a good person? Or is it just a different form of being self-centered?