That is one outlook on life; the altruit's outlook: Life is about how you effect other people.
Another outlook, one that I take to, is the objectivist's outlook, where life is not about how you affect others or how others effect you, but rather about how you are not affected by others, how 'first-hand' you are.
Life is about being yourself, not who others make you. If you live life like this, money does not matter, sex does not matter, and all of those things do not matter. But also, public opinion does not matter. If you hold the idea that how you effect other's hearts and personalities, you will ultimately fail because you will mold your life around how you can effect other people. This in itself it selfish. You want to help people so that you can 'succeed' in life.
Therefore, society will change you, but your task for success is not to be unchanged, but rather to mold society to you.
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That is one outlook on life; the altruit's outlook: Life is about how you effect other people.
Another outlook, one that I take to, is the objectivist's outlook, where life is not about how you affect others or how others effect you, but rather about how you are not affected by others, how 'first-hand' you are.
Life is about being yourself, not who others make you. If you live life like this, money does not matter, sex does not matter, and all of those things do not matter. But also, public opinion does not matter. If you hold the idea that how you effect other's hearts and personalities, you will ultimately fail because you will mold your life around how you can effect other people. This in itself it selfish. You want to help people so that you can 'succeed' in life.
Therefore, society will change you, but your task for success is not to be unchanged, but rather to mold society to you.
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