Definition: Enlightened Self-Interest
Posted on August 10th, 2007 by admin
Doing something out of ’self-interest’ but defining self-interest in a
broad enough and sufficiently long-term &/or sufficiently
consequential way that bears in mind societal impact.
Example: working to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not
‘altruistic’ at all. It is based on the imperative to prevent a
tragic world for our offspring. It is based on the recognition that
if the conflict doesn’t get resolved, it will impact all of OUR lives
- and that if WE don’t take steps to end it - nobody will do it for us.
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enlightened self -interest, an understanding that through your-SELF in harmony with the immutable laws, that what you give, you receive, thus you will be giving everything that you want.