Self Agenda

A statement made by someone I know has always bugged me.

"We are all motivated by our own self agenda"

Sounds sad, is that what really drives us? Are we all that selfish and everything we do is just a means to an end...to serve our selves?

I suppose you can apply this to your average day and analyze both yourself and other people and decide if this is true in your mind or not.

The obvious ones are people that show no consideration for their fellow human being and climb to the top without a care of who gets hurt in their wake.

But, what about "giving ", "acts of kindness", acts of charity, setting examples of moralistic values, etc...what about the good things people do? Is there a self agenda? Do they only have their interests at heart?

Can someone carry out an act of kindness without it having any selfish aspect?

I don't think so.

I think the question to ask yourself ...what is my agenda? What drives me? Money, Reward, Ego? Is a favour given a favour expected at a later date?
Is your agenda to rid yourself of guilt, feel righteous, feel peaceful?
If a person takes 2 seconds to be honest with themselves about their motives you may find yourself taking action differently.


Point being, if we are driven by our own agendas so be it, however, if your own agenda is to nourish your soul and feel peace in your heart by doing the right things and making the right choices in life ...then I can live with that.

JC Masterson, Silent River Kung fu, Stony Plain, AB,Canada