Divya wrote:

I feel we tend to be more self centered these days because the concept of family has changed. Previously when there we big families there used to be more interactions and adjustments inside the family. But these days that is limited. And hence people tend to be more concerned about themselves without having a second thought about the others.

Even I feel that Living in a joint family help a person to be less selfish. In a joint family a person cannot always have his way. He has to think about others also. Moreover there are always someone to guide you to the right path. The elders play a very important role in instilling such moral values in their children.

Selfishness is human trait. All the humans irrespective of gender, look after their needs first.

Like anywhere else some people are more selfish than others , it is the degree of selfishness that differentiates an individual from others ..

Being selfish is one's own choice.I think I am selfish at my study and work too.Its fare to be the selfish person for your own wellbeing.But there is no place of selfishness in our own relationships.

There is saying in Telugu, that means, before anything else you think of yourself. 

Selfishness is there in every sphere of life.

rambabu wrote:

There is saying in Telugu, that means, before anything else you think of yourself. 

Selfishness is there in every sphere of life.

I hope its not your own interpretation of the Telugu proverb. If there really is such saying in Telugu, I dread to think what would become of the world if everyone take that saying seriously. It might surprise you to know that many people does many things without any selfish motive. They work for their satisfaction.

jabeen wrote:

rambabu wrote:

There is saying in Telugu, that means, before anything else you think of yourself. 

Selfishness is there in every sphere of life.

I hope its not your own interpretation of the Telugu proverb. If there really is such saying in Telugu, I dread to think what would become of the world if everyone take that saying seriously. It might surprise you to know that many people does many things without any selfish motive. They work for their satisfaction.

LOL...I had similar thoughts when I read the post , that it was one of rambabu's own special quotes to suit his temperament !

Selfish is human nature and its part of life. Somewhere selfish is good and somewhere its bad we need to maintain that difference to become good man.

I think desire to increase one's knowledge is nothing selfish. You get double benefit by reading as many articles as you can

Exactly. Desire to read is not at all selfishness. One learns from life and books will help in improving the Society.