I had to google up Sladjana Vidovic - oh gosh. how can people be so cruel?? And how can a school allow that?? A school with such a name even?
(Was it racism in all 4 cases? I wonder..)
Oh, and Token Asian Friend, I'm selfish. Very.
But if worst comes to worst and global warming or other natural disasters/bad world politics cause havoc, I want the other 6 billion people to live well too.
So I'd take the huge amount of money you offer
, save some billions for myself (I'm one of world population too
), establish good anti-hunger programs (ideally such that generate some income and maintain themselves too) - just throwing money at people or charities never solved anything.. And in some places in Africa I hear there are very bad non-profits that spend money in iffy ways.. So there needs to be control and effective use of money...
I think with a lot of smarts you can do more with one billion that one trillion..
So, it's not just black and white.
I'm miserable when other people are miserable, so I try to make'em happy/cheer them up.. It's selfish, basically..
I can sometimes make others miserable too, if I'm miserable myself, or through different priorities or personality or worldview clashes.. Not intentionally.. (usually) So I'm not perfect..
(Don't know anyone who is.. though some seem damn close
)
I think people have a potential for both good and bad.. That's what we need boundaries for, politeness, plain old courtesy, attention to each other and how we feel..
I don't think the couple in the article were 'evil incarnate', just plain stupid. And without scruples.. (not sure if this is the right word.. not paying any attention to how the other one feels..)
Unfortunately some people never learn to be 'good' (?) Or that healthy selfishness basically means good for us all, not just for the 'select few'...