And hence, I do not consider this virtue of selfishness as a vice. Each individual must be selfish on the definition of Ayn Rand's for our society to advance. And hence even my altruism has that hint of selfishness. ![]() But I do have my own reasons for my altruism. The reasons range from feeling a sense of happiness to feeling a sense of superiority. And when I help others by going out of my way, I do that for my own selfish reasons. ![]() To seek happiness for one's self, to be self respecting, to be self supporting, to not to sacrifice my self, at the cost of my happiness, to others and never to allow others to sacrifice their self for my cause, is what being selfish means to me. I agree with the concept proposed by Ayn Rand in Fountainhead. I do not feel any shame to admit this virtue.
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