why should people want to be good?
435784
You want to be good outside so you can hide your evil intent inside.
168340
It depends on the person and what goes on, but in most cases I would guess that people worry too much about making something good turn bad that they pass up on the whole good thing entirely.\n\nSometimes you just have to take the risks and hope things turn out alright in the end.
60826
To help us.  Let's face it, no one is good at everything, no matter how smart the person is.  We all need each other.   When you help someone, another "someone" will help you when you need help.
528830
People who think they are better than others!
839846
Being good at anything is really hard.  If you want to excell you'll need to leverage all possible advantages, one of them being pure hard work, long hours, lots of reading and being diligent.
983989
believing in god for me is not a base point for being a good person,because i met lots of people not believing in god but they are good, there are many factors for being a good person, one thing is to follow the Golden Rules, Ten Commanments, or simply have a good MORAL.
996004
judgement of self and others and comparison leads to not finding contentment. The road is endless. What defines GOOD to you?\ndo you meet those standards? are you practicing as much as you think you should be? Do you feel you are advancing?\nif your advancing, your doin good... so..\ndont sweat it... \nthis will tear you up inside... i can testify to that..\njudgement of all things animate and inanimate tends to shape our perception of things. \nIts a struggle we all fight our whole lives.\nnever feel embarrassed... unless you really asked for it...\nthen humilty is the antidote to concededness.\nThose people who judge you can go sit on it and rotate...\nthey waste themselves..\nyou advance MUCH faster if you look at the step ahead of you on the stair case..\nJust cause i can do 720 aerial cresent kicks doesnt not qualify me for good in my head. If I say im good, you think im cocky, if I say im no good, you think Im lying...\ncatch 22...\nso ...f-ck it... go do some horse stance...\nthat will showem whos boss..
670297
Religion aside, many cultures believe doing good is acting in ways that benefit others besides yourself, and treating others as you may expect to be treated, and not necessarily needing an explicit reason for kindness.  It can only feel right.
38342
The battle between being a good person and an evil person. When raised in an abusive environment one has to choose whether to beat them or join them. Instinct and years of programming makes you want to join them, but making a conscious effort to be a decent person is worth it.
935825
Because it's harder to be good.  And I don't really understand what else it is that you are trying to say.  It's kind of like it's harder for a person to learn how to write and speak proper English than it is not to so a lot of people don't.
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Why is it that when everything has been going bad, something GOOD happens?\n\nBecause we are all starting from imperfection and zero experience.  And there are temptations and pitfalls that accrue from not heeding the true basic tenets handed down over the ages, just about everywhere (including different cultures and religions).\n\nLife is a struggle, we have to team up and cope with the challenges.  There will be some disappointments along the way, you cannot control what others do, only yourself, and even yourself not always...\n\nAll the most needed things are free.  As for those things that require effort or money, be satisfied with what you really need as opposed to what you want.\n\nEven when we are old we must continually remind ourselves about this.  \n\nYou see some people who are unbelievably wealthy and unbelievably UNHAPPY and may even do crimes because they WANT SO MUCH, they are never satisfied.  Also, comes from living too much for ONESELF and not enough for others, helping others, working with others, sharing with others.\n\nHappiness is doing what is right and being satisfied with it, even when the surroundings are messy, all $%^#$&^^ up.\n\nIt is possible for heaven on earth if you think about this.  Meanwhile, you can have heaven in your own little spot, for sure.  There are ups and downs for everyone, even perfect visitors.
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Because not everyone wants the same thing.  Many people want no war or poverty, but not as much as they want other things: like power or prestige or the world to be the way that they'd like it.  As long as these things are more important for some people, we will unfortunately be stuck with chaos.
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there's nothing wrong with wanting to please people, as long as it's not at your own expense.  you don't want to be a doormat, right? don't worry, it will probably cure itself because when people know you'll do anything for them, they'll use it as long as they possibly can (opportunists) and one day you'll probably just get fed up and know that you deserve more.  i would work on your self-image and books that have to do with confidence because i think that a lack of confidence leads to trying to please people constantly.  hope this helps!
911089
In order to "be good," I would imagine that you are being judged by someone in accordance with a prescribed criteria to measure achievement. Therefore, being good by its own definition is to be successful. Therefore, a reward is a forgone conclusion in your premise. Fear of punishment would be the converse that was avoided by not being bad.\n\nWho's standard of good are you referring to and does it apply to both of us?  What if I do not agree with the criteria that quantify "good" behavior?  Who is making up these rules again? Now that really begs the question doesn't it?
795401
Sweet heart , if there is not bad people in this people how we'll we get to know that we r good. Its just a system which has been going on for a long time that some people r good and others r bad. If me and u want to change this rules we cannot. In one-side u can say that its justs a game of time. Sometimes it introduces us to good ones and often bad. Yah! what u say is  completly true. Yes there are many people who are jealous with our happeiness. They are jealous because whatever we have they don't have. And they want to achieve this things because they think no they deserve that. They are proud and arrogant of themselves. But what happened is for good. If ones u met some problem because of a bad person, in life u will be aware of all this . By the ways whatever happens life always goes on. Don't think of this much, because it will only make u hurt no one else. And always try to keep away urselve from this peoples. Thanks alot . Take care.
579121
All you can do is to be the best person you can be and to live a good life.  You can encourage your children, friends and family to also being what they can to make this world a better place, but you must understand that it is their choice.
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Most liberals think they are good because they want to take things that people work hard for, and give them to people who are 'less fortunate'.  And by less fortunate, I mean people who decided not to go to school and learn something, and people who are too lazy to get a job because they will lose their welfare checks if they do.