Description
In our world where the ideology of altruism and selflessness is painted as being righteous, the opposite being selfishness is portrayed as evil. But is this really true, and is altruism truly righteous? A selfless saint as commonly depicted would save the livelihood of many at the expense of their own happiness. If this was true, then it can be said that the saint was reluctant and was forced to help people against his own will, as saving the livelihood of the people is an unhappy event for him. Because, following the ideology of altruism, helping another is an unpleasant experience to the saint, thereby incurring an expense to himself.
But many would immediately disagree. Many would say that the saint was happy in lending aid to the people in need. And the author agrees, this is the saint everyone loves and adores, the selfish saint. The selfish saint that not only spreads happiness around him, but he himself is a happy person. This book aims to deliver the awareness that it is not all about taking, in every instance, one must also be giving to achieve his own happiness.
