Selfishness...Why R we so?

Selfish Acts Reproduce More Selfish Acts.

Selfishness is infectious. If one person is selfish and prideful, it is likely that they will incite others to be prideful and selfish. If we love God, we have the power to not be enticed by selfish acts of others and not get in a place of selfishness where we entice others to go against God.

From Scripture Commentary: Ezekiel 16:15 advices us how selfish acts incite more selfish acts.

people - why r we so selfish? did we not get help from somebody? has somebody not aided us in our past? why do we feel like we shouldn't reach back and help somebody or partner with someone or a group to make a positive step forward? r we threatened by competition? is it too much pride? or is it what i call "the slave mentality" (using the James Evans' voice) "i'm just now about to get mine and i damn sure ain't gonna help somebody else until i'm good?"...like there's not enuff out there for everyone!!! i'm my dj life, i've had many other dj's who helped me along the way.  there's t-luv who, while we were in school at nca&t gave me my first pair of headshells. he was the most prominent dj on campus and didnt have to do it. in atlanta, there have been multiple dj's such as ron pullman, drewshouse and most recently dj kemit who have all given me, YES, GIVEN ME---FREE PEOPLE muzik that they didnt have to. they could have said "i paid for it so u need to pay for it" but they didnt. why? i can only assume that they 1) felt like they were doing the right thing, 2) maybe they didn't feel like they were really losing anything, and 3) maybe giving me the muzik was a gesture of community. i'm not the top dj in atlanta, no where near, but if someone asked me to help them learn the art (and i had the time) i most surely wood because somebody helped me. they may get better than me and may take a gig or 2 from me but what does that really matter when i used a gift god has given me to help somebody else. kaos has a song called "crabbuckit" which is an old school term for the mentality.

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