Selfishness Part 2

We can't ever fully trust someone else. 

Because we can only rely on them 

to do what they consider to be in their own self-interest. 

We can only trust others to the exact degree that we can trust ourselves... 

Our ability to see through their lies and self-deception 

Is in direct proportion to our own ability 

to tell ourselves the truth about our lives. 

We are all controlled by selfishness. 

But that shallow people think their interests 

are served by lying, stealing, cheating others. 

Sociopaths think that everyone is that way, 

and just pretending not to be for the sake of a mask to wear. 

The deeper we go on our search for our true Self, the more this changes. 

We deal with people not just for the moment, 

but as we wanted to keep dealing with them all our life. 

As we grow up, you begin to grasp that we need real friends, 

and the only way to recreate deep, loving connections is to open our hearts. 

As we dig deeper, we start to see that the divinity within yourself 

is the same as that in other people. "Num" or "Namaste." 

(The divinity within me recognizes and acknowledges the divinity within you.) 

The only motivation for behaviour that survives the actual stress of life 

are the small sacrifice of energy or resources we give of ourselves. 

Because living according to our deepest values 

is the only way to 'feel right' within our own skin. 

The only way we can expect this world to work is to realize 

that it's crazy to expect it to work better than we do, on a daily basis.

When people learn to cherish the fruits 

other than the fruits of long-term selfishness, 

they find their power to have peace and satisfaction. 

We are all selfish to varying degrees, 

but we don't have to live our lives selfishly.