Why is everyone only thinking of themselves, rather than the poor person next to them?
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Are you CRAZY?? People look out for others ALL the time everywhere. Wether it is something that seems small, like letting someone buying one or 2 items go before you and your cart full of groceries at the store or, a big thing like helping people that survived Hurricane Katrina by inviting them in your home.\n\n Have you ever heard of food stamps or a free lunch program at school?\n Have you ever heard of Feed the children charity or the Center for Missing and Exploited children?\n  Has anyone offered you help while you were stranded on the road or let you use their celphone after an accident?\n  Have you ever seen or met a teacher, firefighter, social worker, police officer, Marine, a scientist...\n I could go on and on and on and on.\nOf course people worry about themselves but I havn't met ONE person that I know of that was not concerned for the wellbeing of another person. Even the most self-centered people I have met are concerned for, and help others.\n Why are you so pessamistic and only see the bad in people?\nWe all make mistakes but, for the most part, I think, by far, the majority of people make a point of helping others.\nWhat are you doing to help?\n\n\n I could go on and on and.
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People who think they are better than others, havenot learned of GOD's love. Since I beleive we all came from GOD, how can one be better than another? I feel with age, and much lessons in life, one learns not to be judgemental with any one. We are all here for the same reason, but some think they are better because they arenot really sure of themselves and to compensate that their ignorance, they make others feel bad to try to make themselves feel better.
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Cause they are only looking at the outside and not what the person is like on the inside and they are thinking with their other head (the one that has no brain at all, well most guys have no brains in either one)
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I never thought about thinking so much. I think that everyone thinks about everyones thoughts and wonders what they are thinking. Thinking maybe they aren't thinking anything an then in themselves think about how they are thinking about nothing. But if they were really thinking about nothing then they really are thinking about something even if they are only thinking about someone else not thinking thoughts of thinking. \n\nYo!  You are Deep!!
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It is very human to need to feel better than in order to feel equal to. In other words, we subconsciously want to forget our own flaws and by noticing or imagining other people's flaws it makes us feel that we are better than them and o.k. about ourselves. So no, not in this life. But Jesus said that the meek will inherit the earth, so someday in his kingdom, things will be different.
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I agree with you.  The world has come to a place where selfishness and "looking out for number 1" is highly encouraged, where caring about others, or putting someone else first, is totally denounced.  I think, overall, people don't want to experience even the least bit of discomfort these days, so they are constantly trying to make themselves happy, comfortable, entertained, etc.\n\nI have never felt more fulfilled in life then when I volunteer to help others.  You could say I'm really doing it for me, to feel good, but I don't think it's selfish, even if it is for me, because there are pleanty of other things I could be doing "for me" than helping other people.  I volunteer at a counsiling center, and at a half-way house.  It's awesome!!!
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this does seem 2 be a sad occurence in life.\n\nhowever, something to ease the pain of some1 going thru this may be that being in such situations demand that we kno who we are and that we stick to being who we are.\n\ni think once the individuals u talk of that are stuck in such situations can be confident and celebrate 2 themselves who they are things can be easier.\n\nthere are "injustices" in the world, but if we can focus on the positivity in the Universe, we have the power 2 transform our reality in2 the Utopias we always wanted.
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maybe b/c people might see us as weak or unloveable. no one wants to be judged as that.
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Well in some ways that is sort of true. Mainly because people always want what is best for themselves. But not everysingle person is selfish. Everyone has their own way of showing that they care about someone else. But I can admit, sometimes i'm a little selfish myself. : )
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because some people are so insecure about themselves, the only pleasure the get is from making others more miserable than they are.  only a small mind dwells on the outward appearance of a person or thing.  a small mind cannot comprehend the depth and beauty of a thing that is not instantly appealing to them.  they require instant gratification on all levels and lack the intelligence it requires to appreciate beauty in anything, be it person or object.  chin up, there are many who do not ridicule an overweight person and see the delight everyone has to offer.  do not be dismayed...they are loud, but they are few....
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They are selfish and can only think of themselves.
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Thinking of ones self will take you very far in life in some areas. It maybe a lonely ride to the top but it is a surefire way to get there. If you count out how much doing the right things for others has cost you or people around it almost makes it seem stupid to consider anyone other then yourself but if you can remember how you felt in lending a hand or sacrificing something it really does mean something. To each there own and however it helps you sleep at night being selfish or generous are up to the indivual and there needs at the time.
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ohhh, how judgemental is everyone here?...think i'll keep my own comments to myself before i start shooting off my mouth and sounding ignorant...as for u all, maybe u should ask a poor, under priviliged minority who just lost all of his home, money, job, several family members, and all of his material possesions why he / she is having trouble starting completely over from nothing after being unwillingly relocated to places where they are viewed w/ predjudice and the limited opportunities that are there are that much harder to take advantage of....But then again, how often in history have those who are more fortunate been able to relate to the plights of those who don't enjoy the same benefits as they do?
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Only poor people who won't ever pull themselves out of the gutter think that money just magically follows certain people around. Everyone is after money, not certain people, it's just that only certain people know how to get it.
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some people are selfish and do not worry about others. they are only worried about advancing themselves in life.
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No body is better than anybody else here, they just seem better because of more wealth or their higher status. And whoever seems more with wealth here would be judged harsher for having that wealth as to what he did for god if god blessed him with all the wealth.
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it's because sometimes we see ourselves less than others...