Quote Originally Posted by Slacker View Post
I know a lot of happy, selfish people, and I know a lot of people who have been in bad circumstances who have been very kind and loving. I don't think they're necessarily related at all. Some people might choose to spread their happiness around, but that's a choice only somewhat related to being happy IMO>
Well I don't know anyone who's happy and selfish. Everyone I know who is truly happy, is also kind and spreads it around to others. Sure you can be down on your luck and still be kind and "good" but if you're a psychological mess, my guess is that MOST of your free time is gonna go toward fixing your problems so that you can then make a difference to other.

Look, it's like in the airplane. There's a reason they tell you to put your own mask on first, in case of emergency. You can't be of any use to anyone else until your mask is securely fastened and if you're busy helping everyone else without a mask, you'll die eventually.