Comments on: Giving is Better Than Receiving

By: crazymumma

crazymumma — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:14:00 +0000

hmmmm. I am struggling with the who to do good to question.

at this point I am thinking direct giving. As in get my ass out on the street with meals and give as opposed to the clean of the charity online.

By: dgm

dgm — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:45:00 +0000

I think Lucky’s point is that even when people do things because “it’s the right thing to do,” there is an element of doing for the self there. It’s not that those people necessarily want to be rewarded or acknowledged for their good deed, but they want to feel right with themselves. They want to know that they are good people.

At the same time, it doesn’t mean “selfish” is always a bad thing. If you think it is (and I don’t mean “YOU, Riley” but a more generic “you”), you probably are the type of person who feels guilty taking “me time.” Which means maybe you’re the type to feel overwhelmed all the time.

I do good works because I want to help others. I’m selfish that way

By: Patois

Patois — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:31:00 +0000

Yeah, I was Lucky in college, except I didn’t have what sounds like a really cool buckle. I said all people were hedonists, doing whatever their schtick was to make themselves feel good.

Fast forward to your post today, even if it’s true, even if I’m doing something to make myself feel better, at least I’ll be doing something. Nice link. Going to check it out now.

By: Beck

Beck — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:12:00 +0000

It won’t work on my Impressive Monitor. (the only good thing in my house! It’s true!)
Ah, doing good. It makes me feel good and it helps other people - win/win.

By: thailandchani

thailandchani — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:08:00 +0000

Mine is one of those flat screen things. I guess Blackle won’t work.

As for the “it’s always for a selfish reason”, I have to disagree with Lucky. Some people do things, just because it’s the right thing to do.

I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving or Christmas, but I’ll check out the links.