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Not Caring for Your Society is Selfish
What is humanity but caring for those next to us and after us?
“Society isn’t my problem; I’m focused on me.”
I’ve heard some version of this a ton of times from many people, and it always baffles me. Society is made of humans, the environment, and other species, so those eight words are a rejection of all three.
A rejection of balance. Not only is it saying you don’t care about anyone past your immediate family — or yourself — but you don’t care about those coming after you. Don’t care about the planet.
You do you, and that’s it.
Your happiness is all that matters, and that’s it.
But it’s not. We can’t solve all the world’s problems, but we can care and give. And believing you don’t have to say or do anything leads to these damaging behaviors:
You’ll spend your life only fighting for yourself
“Society isn’t my problem; I’m focused on me.”
This selfishness is seen in individualistic (United States, Canada, United Kingdom) and…
