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In today's times being selfish is the the way to be, it is a norm, as natural as breathing air. So much so that the word "selfless" sounds like Greek or Latin to most of us. As a result when one gets to hear about a selfless act, it sounds unbelievable and the first thought that comes in mind is "it must have a selfish hidden motive behind it."
Infact, such is the state that the attitude of being selfish is encouraged in this "competitive" world of ours. If you are not selfish then how will you leave others behind...how will you progress.. is what our minds (and those of others around us) tells us. BUT the reality (like most of the times) is completely the opposite. Selfishness is not what makes you "successful" rather it is the root of all ones problems. Such is the level of ignorance(for the lack of any better word), we have forgotten the differentiation between what is good for us and what is not.... we have forgotten what is natural and what is not.
Selflessness is not a virtue, something which comes only to "evolved" souls or only a few "weirdo's"...it is the most basic trait of a human being- it is this trait which distinguishes us from animals. It is this trait which "benefits" us the most and in order to test this all you have to do is start doing some selfless act on a regular basis. 

"Whenever I am travelling, a thought always strikes me when the plane is taking off or is about to land, on seeing the millions of lit houses below -- that in each of those houses there are individuals troubled by only four types of problems- Financial, health, relationship and emotional problems. And lifetime after lifetime, one continues to be fatigued by just these 4 problems, the only change maybe a different house, a different city or a different country. One or more of these 4 problems are always there in every single house on this planet and interestingly no other category exists! Do you know the cause of these problems? Selfishness. A selfless person will never face these problems. But then your senses do not allow you to understand the point in becoming selfless. What you must understand is that the basis of the existence of this creation is selflessness.  Have you ever seen sun asking something for itself or the oceans or the rivers or the winds? No."-Yogi Ashwini
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