Selfless And Selfish

I know that one is meant to be selfless when dealing with others, always look out for your brother and watch his back.

But this is a cruel world, and the rules have changed big time.

While you can be selfless, you must not do so at the risk of your health, both physically, mentally, and otherwise. Some situations call for you to be selfish. Situations where you have to think of yourself first. Because if you don't, no one will. It's not a happy thought, but it's the truth.

When you look into the matter, you would realize that most of the time the people you are selfless for, if the roles were reversed they would not be the same for you.

Now, I am not saying you should turn your backs on people and not give them your best at all times, that is the right thing to do. All I'm saying is that whenever it becomes a situation when helping people would have negative effects on your emotional, financial and mental health it's just best to walk away from it all. It might be hard, but it is also very possible. Because I believe that if the people love you, they would not put you in such a toxic situation that can harm you.

So, in a nutshell, always be kind to people. Be selfless, but not at the risk of your health.

Thank you for reading, I hope you learned something today.