Selfishness is the one of the identity of Human beings in
Kaliyuga.. and it is a matter which has to be accepted by a normal human being.
According to Oxford the meaning of selfish is "concerned
chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure." So it is you and your own stuff. I
would like to put some more stress or weight on the word. "Your Own".
For example in our daily life
we see altercations/quarrels/riots/wars between people. All these issues could
be solved in a small logic. The logic goes like this lets take the case of an
altercation between wife and a husband. The issue could be anything. But if
both the wife and the husband feel that she is my own wife and
the same is with wife as well, the issue could be solved easily. Yes, it is being
selfish, the one which we are well-versed but putting more stress on the
"OR" part in the definition of the selfish.
In a similar way lets take the
case of quarrel between two groups of people with different castes and of the
same religion. Here the concept of the different castes should be stressed less
and same religion should be given more stress. While having the quarrel one
should feel that i am fighting with some one of "My Own Religion"
rather than of a different caste.
In this manner if you see
everyone you come across is related to you in one way or the other. If you
don`t find a relation with every one whom you encounter, it does not mean that
you are not related, it means that you have not figured out the relation between
you guys. If you don`t find any relation, at least both of you are human beings
living in the same planet. What else relation do you need?
This is the same thing which
has been put in our vedas as "Aham brahmasmi" - meaning i am god. It
is also mentioned that "Tvam Brahma" - meaning you are also god. Thereby
he is asking us to see god in each and individual you encounter and also to you
see god in yourself.
Sages extend this logic to with
even more to a generosity and say, you have the same right on this world as
that of an small ant. Infact mother nature has created both of us to coexist with
the same right. Who has given you right to show your supremacy on it.
I would like to conclude
stating the quote again that more selfish you become, you turn selfless.
