We all have this internal mechanism that kicks into gear whenever our lives are in danger. Its called self preservation. It's a normal and natural response that most living things have. But some of us have adapted this type of save your self attitude even though they are in no danger and no threat to their life is apparent.
It's more or less a selfish attitude that puts you into the center of the universe, you have no care what happens to anything else unless it affects you directly. Littering when and where ever you are is a good example, you don't want garbage in your vehicle so you throw it out the window for others to clean up, you empty your pockets as you walk down a mall letting the debris scatter along the floor.
You park in handicap spaces, or so close to someone else's vehicle that you block their entry to their vehicle while giving yourself lots of room to get out. You are a huge mooch, and rarely offer to pay for others, expecting them to pay your way, you always want to get something for nothing in return.
You lie constantly, and never keep your word when it is given. There is always an excuse for not being somewhere after committing yourself to repay a favor. You do the absolute bare minimum of any task that has to be done, say at work or even at home.
The only way you would help anyone was if were to directly affect you in in some positive way where you would get something for your actions. It's never your fault, someone or something else is to blame for any bad thing to happen to yourself.
We let this happen, we allow these types of people in this world, we allow ourselves to be used and taken advantage of, because there are good people out there that don't step up for themselves and call out intolerant behavior. We allow it to uphold our version of a nice person. But this is a topic for another day.
Scott Goerz
