Egoism or generosity?
May it be out of fear to be perceived as egoistic, I’ve quite often heard how people seemed to find it unfair to earn money for work they like to do, and even more so for work that seemed to give them more back than they felt they had given.
But maybe it isn’t possible for some activities not to give back?
Richard Feynman’s learning method included teaching the concept he wanted to learn. Teaching was an important step; it assisted him in identifying the gaps in his understanding of the concept. But naturally, teaching also means allowing others to learn what he had already understood.
In his newsletter, James Clear explained that the one who learns the most in any classroom is the teacher. And his understanding of teaching is broad. For him, “teaching” can be to write a book, teach a class, build a product, or start a company.
Meditation is often associated with the idea of developing one’s habit of being kind to others through learning to be kind to oneself.
One happens with the other.
It isn’t either egoism or generosity. It is both.
Is it?
