“When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant.” MenHumansStillsAnimalSocietyReach OutSuperfluousExtravagant Book:Working and Thinking on the Waterfront: A Journal, June 1958-May 1959 Source: Working and Thinking on the Waterfront: A Journal, June 1958-May 1959
“One of the fundamental demonstrations of our natural instinct to Bond with each other is a will to give. Rather than domination, our most basic urge is to reach out to another human being, even at a cost to ourselves. Giving to others-the urge to empathize, to be compassionate, and to help others altruistically-is not the exception to the rule, but our natural state of being. Our impulse to connect with each other has developed an automatic desire to do for others, even at personal cost. Altruism comes naturally to us. It is selfishness that is culturally conditioned and a sign of pathology.” InspirationalGivingHumansStatesHelpingDesireNaturalHuman BeingsCostFundamentalsInstinctHelping OthersSelfishnessImpulseExceptionUrgesCompassionateReach OutAltruismDominationDemonstrationPathologyGiving To OthersNatural InstinctSelf GivingException To The Rule Author:Lynne McTaggart