On the Virtues of Selflessness



During my time working as a bouncer, on some pretty rough doors, my role was to protect people. In fact as far back as I can remember, even as a kid, I felt the overwhelming need to protect those unable to protect themselves.

 

Whether as a kid, or a bouncer, my virtue of selflessness kicked in. I didn't protect the weak and innocent for some sort of payback or even gratitude. I did it because it was a virtue instilled in me, by my upbringing.

 

Selflessness produces courage, a manly virtue in and of itself. When you put the group first, courage comes flooding in to your body like releasing the dam.

 

If you seek to be a man of worth, you need courage, you need to put the needs of the group before your own and you need to protect the weak and the innocent.

 

Selflessness is a sure fire route to finding the courage to be a man.

Pursue Virtue - Not Money

How many times do we see in the news, Billionaires that treat their workers no better than slaves. Paying at or below the legal minimum wage, and making them suffer degrading and dehumanising practices such as no toilet breaks and working long unsociable hours for little if any benefit.

 

Then we have Billionaires that pay less in taxes than their cleaners!

 

There is nothing inherently wrong with wealth creation, but wouldn't humanity on a global scale benefit if we all started to pursue Virtue over the pursuit of money?

 

After all, were all on the same journey. Were all going to the same destination, some sooner than others.

 

Do we want to be remembered as a virtuous person, or a person that pursued wealth at the cost of their own humanity.