Absolutely Unselfish Acts

[Supersour]

Who here believes that a human can commit an absolutely unselfish act?

[Izzy]

You're welcome. lol

[Supersour]

How?

[Izzy]

Let's see here...*thinks* I have a story.

So we (my mom and I) were picking my brother up from community service (<----That's already unselfish) and there was this lady walking around with her son and a big bucket of water with a mop. She offered to clean our car/windows for $5 because she missed the bus or something like that and needed to go to her sister's house because of some hurricane. My mom didn't make her clean our car and she just handed her the 5 bucks. Easy enough.

[Supersour]

So you're excluding 'feel-good emotions' as a benefit?

[Izzy]

Yes. It's not like my mom went around the whole neighborhood saying that she did a good deed. And it wasn't selfish.

Why do you think that it's impossible?

[Supersour]

I don't think it's impossible. I agree with EndOF, to some extent.

I just don't think your act was unselfish.

[RantingSidekick]

...Though that in itself is a bit insulting.

Or are you counting that the act wasn't unselfish because it wasn't a big deal for her mother?

[Izzy]

I'm saying that it was unselfish because my mom didn't want/get anything in return. She gave the lady $5 because she needed a bus ticket.

Why don't you think that it is unselfish?

[Supersour]

I don't think I define selfish in the same way as you.

No offense was meant by that, btw. Really.

[Izzy]

How do you define selfish then?

It's fine. I don't really care. :)

[Omega]

You talking big things or little things?

[Supersour]

Any.