People have become more selfish now...

A hundred years ago, there were quite limited resources and times were very hard in comparison to today. This automatically programmed people to look out more for others and be generally more helping and giving than now. Now that there is a manifold increase in resources, the attitude of 'I should possess more' is growing day by day which is also fueled by various advertisement. This materialistic attitude is making people more selfish than ever before. Why look hundred so far behind, just think of what it was like 15 years back and we will know the difference!

Things have changed today, I don't know what will be in 100 years later from today. No one will listen to anyone! That will be terrible :(

Even after 100 years selfishness will be there. 100 years ago selfishness was not there ? Selfishness and humans are interwoven. Where humans are there selfishness will be there.

I agree. self preservation and self interest is integral to animal life human included. Rivalry and team spirit go together. When there is abundance of everything and life simple, there is more cooperation and no rivalry. A simple example is a railway compartment. When there are more berths and no crowd, there is more intimacy and cooperation between passengers. But when there is crowd of passengers, there is even series of abuses, fight and tension on getting space. This is true about society at large. Now thee is excessive population and luxurious life style. So there is greediness and struggle to get and snatch maximum by hook or crook. This also leads to corrupt practices in entire society and reflected in demand for dowry, property and inheritance litigation and violence, malpractices and tax evasion, corruption.

The dividing line between need and greed is very thin. If one person amasses money under the guise of, " Future needs", another thinks of his present needs. The former is greed and the later is need.

Greed is need of the hour, if human was not as greedy as he is for learning and earning, he would have been as good as animal.

Things have changed today, I don't know what will be in 100 years later from today. No one will listen to anyone! That will be terrible :(

Even after 100 years selfishness will be there. 100 years ago selfishness was not there ? Selfishness and humans are interwoven. Where humans are there selfishness will be there.

I agree. self preservation and self interest is integral to animal life human included. Rivalry and team spirit go together. When there is abundance of everything and life simple, there is more cooperation and no rivalry. A simple example is a railway compartment. When there are more berths and no crowd, there is more intimacy and cooperation between passengers. But when there is crowd of passengers, there is even series of abuses, fight and tension on getting space. This is true about society at large. Now thee is excessive population and luxurious life style. So there is greediness and struggle to get and snatch maximum by hook or crook. This also leads to corrupt practices in entire society and reflected in demand for dowry, property and inheritance litigation and violence, malpractices and tax evasion, corruption.

The dividing line between need and greed is very thin. If one person amasses money under the guise of, " Future needs", another thinks of his present needs. The former is greed and the later is need.

Greed is need of the hour, if human was not as greedy as he is for learning and earning, he would have been as good as animal.

Greed and need in their respective places will never pose a problem. The root for all the human miseries is greed. Don't forget the greed of Adolph Hitler that drove him to the World war 2.

Things have changed today, I don't know what will be in 100 years later from today. No one will listen to anyone! That will be terrible :(

Even after 100 years selfishness will be there. 100 years ago selfishness was not there ? Selfishness and humans are interwoven. Where humans are there selfishness will be there.

I agree. self preservation and self interest is integral to animal life human included. Rivalry and team spirit go together. When there is abundance of everything and life simple, there is more cooperation and no rivalry. A simple example is a railway compartment. When there are more berths and no crowd, there is more intimacy and cooperation between passengers. But when there is crowd of passengers, there is even series of abuses, fight and tension on getting space. This is true about society at large. Now thee is excessive population and luxurious life style. So there is greediness and struggle to get and snatch maximum by hook or crook. This also leads to corrupt practices in entire society and reflected in demand for dowry, property and inheritance litigation and violence, malpractices and tax evasion, corruption.

The dividing line between need and greed is very thin. If one person amasses money under the guise of, " Future needs", another thinks of his present needs. The former is greed and the later is need.

Greed is need of the hour, if human was not as greedy as he is for learning and earning, he would have been as good as animal.

Greed and need in their respective places will never pose a problem. The root for all the human miseries is greed. Don't forget the greed of Adolph Hitler that drove him to the World war 2.

I would rather quote Einstein in place of Hitler he published hundreds of books and articles In addition to the work he did by himself and in collaborated with so many other scientists just to fulfill his greed for knowledge. one of them with our own scientist known as Bose–Einstein statistics. Don't you think it was his greed for knowledge?

Things have changed today, I don't know what will be in 100 years later from today. No one will listen to anyone! That will be terrible :(

Even after 100 years selfishness will be there. 100 years ago selfishness was not there ? Selfishness and humans are interwoven. Where humans are there selfishness will be there.

I agree. self preservation and self interest is integral to animal life human included. Rivalry and team spirit go together. When there is abundance of everything and life simple, there is more cooperation and no rivalry. A simple example is a railway compartment. When there are more berths and no crowd, there is more intimacy and cooperation between passengers. But when there is crowd of passengers, there is even series of abuses, fight and tension on getting space. This is true about society at large. Now thee is excessive population and luxurious life style. So there is greediness and struggle to get and snatch maximum by hook or crook. This also leads to corrupt practices in entire society and reflected in demand for dowry, property and inheritance litigation and violence, malpractices and tax evasion, corruption.

The dividing line between need and greed is very thin. If one person amasses money under the guise of, " Future needs", another thinks of his present needs. The former is greed and the later is need.

Greed is need of the hour, if human was not as greedy as he is for learning and earning, he would have been as good as animal.

Greed and need in their respective places will never pose a problem. The root for all the human miseries is greed. Don't forget the greed of Adolph Hitler that drove him to the World war 2.

I would rather quote Einstein in place of Hitler he published hundreds of books and articles In addition to the work he did by himself and in collaborated with so many other scientists just to fulfill his greed for knowledge. one of them with our own scientist known as Bose–Einstein statistics. Don't you think it was his greed for knowledge?

No I don't say " Greed for knowledge." I say "unsatiated thirst for knowledge."

Things have changed today, I don't know what will be in 100 years later from today. No one will listen to anyone! That will be terrible :(

Even after 100 years selfishness will be there. 100 years ago selfishness was not there ? Selfishness and humans are interwoven. Where humans are there selfishness will be there.

I agree. self preservation and self interest is integral to animal life human included. Rivalry and team spirit go together. When there is abundance of everything and life simple, there is more cooperation and no rivalry. A simple example is a railway compartment. When there are more berths and no crowd, there is more intimacy and cooperation between passengers. But when there is crowd of passengers, there is even series of abuses, fight and tension on getting space. This is true about society at large. Now thee is excessive population and luxurious life style. So there is greediness and struggle to get and snatch maximum by hook or crook. This also leads to corrupt practices in entire society and reflected in demand for dowry, property and inheritance litigation and violence, malpractices and tax evasion, corruption.

The dividing line between need and greed is very thin. If one person amasses money under the guise of, " Future needs", another thinks of his present needs. The former is greed and the later is need.

Greed is need of the hour, if human was not as greedy as he is for learning and earning, he would have been as good as animal.

Greed and need in their respective places will never pose a problem. The root for all the human miseries is greed. Don't forget the greed of Adolph Hitler that drove him to the World war 2.

I would rather quote Einstein in place of Hitler he published hundreds of books and articles In addition to the work he did by himself and in collaborated with so many other scientists just to fulfill his greed for knowledge. one of them with our own scientist known as Bose–Einstein statistics. Don't you think it was his greed for knowledge?

When we talk of greed, we mean lust for money and that too without duly earning. Einstein and Bose in fact made sacrifice of their valuable time and energy for knowledge that they contributed to mankind.

This reminds me of chankya's policy- A brahman should have infinite lust for knowledge, a Khtriya for expansion of kingdom, a Vaishya for business expansion and a shudra for service. But now everyone has greed for money only without giving matching contribution to society.

Things have changed today, I don't know what will be in 100 years later from today. No one will listen to anyone! That will be terrible :(

Even after 100 years selfishness will be there. 100 years ago selfishness was not there ? Selfishness and humans are interwoven. Where humans are there selfishness will be there.

I agree. self preservation and self interest is integral to animal life human included. Rivalry and team spirit go together. When there is abundance of everything and life simple, there is more cooperation and no rivalry. A simple example is a railway compartment. When there are more berths and no crowd, there is more intimacy and cooperation between passengers. But when there is crowd of passengers, there is even series of abuses, fight and tension on getting space. This is true about society at large. Now thee is excessive population and luxurious life style. So there is greediness and struggle to get and snatch maximum by hook or crook. This also leads to corrupt practices in entire society and reflected in demand for dowry, property and inheritance litigation and violence, malpractices and tax evasion, corruption.

The dividing line between need and greed is very thin. If one person amasses money under the guise of, " Future needs", another thinks of his present needs. The former is greed and the later is need.

Greed is need of the hour, if human was not as greedy as he is for learning and earning, he would have been as good as animal.

Greed and need in their respective places will never pose a problem. The root for all the human miseries is greed. Don't forget the greed of Adolph Hitler that drove him to the World war 2.

I would rather quote Einstein in place of Hitler he published hundreds of books and articles In addition to the work he did by himself and in collaborated with so many other scientists just to fulfill his greed for knowledge. one of them with our own scientist known as Bose–Einstein statistics. Don't you think it was his greed for knowledge?

No I don't say " Greed for knowledge." I say "unsatiated thirst for knowledge."

No it was me who said it, not you. I said greed for earning and learning is the need of the hour to stay ahead of others.

Things have changed today, I don't know what will be in 100 years later from today. No one will listen to anyone! That will be terrible :(

Even after 100 years selfishness will be there. 100 years ago selfishness was not there ? Selfishness and humans are interwoven. Where humans are there selfishness will be there.

I agree. self preservation and self interest is integral to animal life human included. Rivalry and team spirit go together. When there is abundance of everything and life simple, there is more cooperation and no rivalry. A simple example is a railway compartment. When there are more berths and no crowd, there is more intimacy and cooperation between passengers. But when there is crowd of passengers, there is even series of abuses, fight and tension on getting space. This is true about society at large. Now thee is excessive population and luxurious life style. So there is greediness and struggle to get and snatch maximum by hook or crook. This also leads to corrupt practices in entire society and reflected in demand for dowry, property and inheritance litigation and violence, malpractices and tax evasion, corruption.

The dividing line between need and greed is very thin. If one person amasses money under the guise of, " Future needs", another thinks of his present needs. The former is greed and the later is need.

Greed is need of the hour, if human was not as greedy as he is for learning and earning, he would have been as good as animal.

Greed and need in their respective places will never pose a problem. The root for all the human miseries is greed. Don't forget the greed of Adolph Hitler that drove him to the World war 2.

I would rather quote Einstein in place of Hitler he published hundreds of books and articles In addition to the work he did by himself and in collaborated with so many other scientists just to fulfill his greed for knowledge. one of them with our own scientist known as Bose–Einstein statistics. Don't you think it was his greed for knowledge?

No I don't say " Greed for knowledge." I say "unsatiated thirst for knowledge."

No it was me who said it, not you. I said greed for earning and learning is the need of the hour to stay ahead of others.

Okay. Now the concept is clear. For knowledge, you have thirst and for money greed.

Things have changed today, I don't know what will be in 100 years later from today. No one will listen to anyone! That will be terrible :(

Even after 100 years selfishness will be there. 100 years ago selfishness was not there ? Selfishness and humans are interwoven. Where humans are there selfishness will be there.

I agree. self preservation and self interest is integral to animal life human included. Rivalry and team spirit go together. When there is abundance of everything and life simple, there is more cooperation and no rivalry. A simple example is a railway compartment. When there are more berths and no crowd, there is more intimacy and cooperation between passengers. But when there is crowd of passengers, there is even series of abuses, fight and tension on getting space. This is true about society at large. Now thee is excessive population and luxurious life style. So there is greediness and struggle to get and snatch maximum by hook or crook. This also leads to corrupt practices in entire society and reflected in demand for dowry, property and inheritance litigation and violence, malpractices and tax evasion, corruption.

The dividing line between need and greed is very thin. If one person amasses money under the guise of, " Future needs", another thinks of his present needs. The former is greed and the later is need.

Greed is need of the hour, if human was not as greedy as he is for learning and earning, he would have been as good as animal.

Greed and need in their respective places will never pose a problem. The root for all the human miseries is greed. Don't forget the greed of Adolph Hitler that drove him to the World war 2.

I would rather quote Einstein in place of Hitler he published hundreds of books and articles In addition to the work he did by himself and in collaborated with so many other scientists just to fulfill his greed for knowledge. one of them with our own scientist known as Bose–Einstein statistics. Don't you think it was his greed for knowledge?

No I don't say " Greed for knowledge." I say "unsatiated thirst for knowledge."

No it was me who said it, not you. I said greed for earning and learning is the need of the hour to stay ahead of others.

What I said was if any one has a deep desire to acquire knowledge, one will not say " he has greed for knowledge." Rather, it's customary to say " he has an insatiable thirst for knowledge." Because "greed" conveys a negative sense. And thirst for knowledge is not only positive, but also one need not walk on the
corpses of others to acquire knowledge.

According to a study language used in the books in the past 200 years shows that people have become more self centered and selfish. This is true of all nations and people across the world....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10229133/Language-in-books-shows-how-we-have-grown-more-selfish.html

I agree to you.Nowadays,people become more selfish.Everybody needs their "own" in terms of all.This creates a problem in human race.

According to a study language used in the books in the past 200 years shows that people have become more self centered and selfish. This is true of all nations and people across the world....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10229133/Language-in-books-shows-how-we-have-grown-more-selfish.html

I agree to you.Nowadays,people become more selfish.Everybody needs their "own" in terms of all.This creates a problem in human race.

We can also see how the joint family system hs disintegrated and giving way to nuclear families which makes the individuals even more selfish in a way taking care of only their immediate families ...these are changing trends of society and we may see changes again where people may prefer living alone all by themselves..

According to a study language used in the books in the past 200 years shows that people have become more self centered and selfish. This is true of all nations and people across the world....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10229133/Language-in-books-shows-how-we-have-grown-more-selfish.html

I agree to you.Nowadays,people become more selfish.Everybody needs their "own" in terms of all.This creates a problem in human race.

We can also see how the joint family system hs disintegrated and giving way to nuclear families which makes the individuals even more selfish in a way taking care of only their immediate families ...these are changing trends of society and we may see changes again where people may prefer living alone all by themselves..

It is very sad but has to be accepted that the selfishness is on the rise. It is a sign of our times we are living. Material prosperity has produced a kind of alienation among the people. Even this sense of alienation is evident among close relatives too. What strikes me is the fact that the relatively less affluent and poor classes are less affected by this deadly infection!!!

According to a study language used in the books in the past 200 years shows that people have become more self centered and selfish. This is true of all nations and people across the world....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10229133/Language-in-books-shows-how-we-have-grown-more-selfish.html

I agree to you.Nowadays,people become more selfish.Everybody needs their "own" in terms of all.This creates a problem in human race.

We can also see how the joint family system hs disintegrated and giving way to nuclear families which makes the individuals even more selfish in a way taking care of only their immediate families ...these are changing trends of society and we may see changes again where people may prefer living alone all by themselves..

You are right in future every one care for him/her self. Live in relation is example of it.

According to a study language used in the books in the past 200 years shows that people have become more self centered and selfish. This is true of all nations and people across the world....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10229133/Language-in-books-shows-how-we-have-grown-more-selfish.html

I agree to you.Nowadays,people become more selfish.Everybody needs their "own" in terms of all.This creates a problem in human race.

We can also see how the joint family system hs disintegrated and giving way to nuclear families which makes the individuals even more selfish in a way taking care of only their immediate families ...these are changing trends of society and we may see changes again where people may prefer living alone all by themselves..

You are right in future every one care for him/her self. Live in relation is example of it.

I think live in relation is best way of getting rid of all sort of greeds, no marriage no expectations. All fun, no responsibility. ;)

According to a study language used in the books in the past 200 years shows that people have become more self centered and selfish. This is true of all nations and people across the world....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10229133/Language-in-books-shows-how-we-have-grown-more-selfish.html

I agree to you.Nowadays,people become more selfish.Everybody needs their "own" in terms of all.This creates a problem in human race.

We can also see how the joint family system hs disintegrated and giving way to nuclear families which makes the individuals even more selfish in a way taking care of only their immediate families ...these are changing trends of society and we may see changes again where people may prefer living alone all by themselves..

You are right in future every one care for him/her self. Live in relation is example of it.

I think live in relation is best way of getting rid of all sort of greeds, no marriage no expectations. All fun, no responsibility. ;)

Even live in relations also pave way to attachments. Attachments lead to strong relations. Strong relations with a person or thing makes a man "greedy".

According to a study language used in the books in the past 200 years shows that people have become more self centered and selfish. This is true of all nations and people across the world....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10229133/Language-in-books-shows-how-we-have-grown-more-selfish.html

I agree to you.Nowadays,people become more selfish.Everybody needs their "own" in terms of all.This creates a problem in human race.

We can also see how the joint family system hs disintegrated and giving way to nuclear families which makes the individuals even more selfish in a way taking care of only their immediate families ...these are changing trends of society and we may see changes again where people may prefer living alone all by themselves..

You are right in future every one care for him/her self. Live in relation is example of it.

I think live in relation is best way of getting rid of all sort of greeds, no marriage no expectations. All fun, no responsibility. ;)

Even live in relations also pave way to attachments. Attachments lead to strong relations. Strong relations with a person or thing makes a man "greedy".

Life will have no meaning for human if the 'greed part ' will be out of it. Even saints living in jungles cannot be free from greed within a reasonable limit which is absolutely natural for human who can think.

According to a study language used in the books in the past 200 years shows that people have become more self centered and selfish. This is true of all nations and people across the world....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10229133/Language-in-books-shows-how-we-have-grown-more-selfish.html

I agree to you.Nowadays,people become more selfish.Everybody needs their "own" in terms of all.This creates a problem in human race.

We can also see how the joint family system hs disintegrated and giving way to nuclear families which makes the individuals even more selfish in a way taking care of only their immediate families ...these are changing trends of society and we may see changes again where people may prefer living alone all by themselves..

You are right in future every one care for him/her self. Live in relation is example of it.

I think live in relation is best way of getting rid of all sort of greeds, no marriage no expectations. All fun, no responsibility. ;)

Even live in relations also pave way to attachments. Attachments lead to strong relations. Strong relations with a person or thing makes a man "greedy".

Life will have no meaning for human if the 'greed part ' will be out of it. Even saints living in jungles cannot be free from greed within a reasonable limit which is absolutely natural for human who can think.

I agree, it's natural .But if greed is kept within reasonable limits its OK.

According to a study language used in the books in the past 200 years shows that people have become more self centered and selfish. This is true of all nations and people across the world....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10229133/Language-in-books-shows-how-we-have-grown-more-selfish.html

I agree to you.Nowadays,people become more selfish.Everybody needs their "own" in terms of all.This creates a problem in human race.

We can also see how the joint family system hs disintegrated and giving way to nuclear families which makes the individuals even more selfish in a way taking care of only their immediate families ...these are changing trends of society and we may see changes again where people may prefer living alone all by themselves..

You are right in future every one care for him/her self. Live in relation is example of it.

I think live in relation is best way of getting rid of all sort of greeds, no marriage no expectations. All fun, no responsibility. ;)

Even live in relations also pave way to attachments. Attachments lead to strong relations. Strong relations with a person or thing makes a man "greedy".

Life will have no meaning for human if the 'greed part ' will be out of it. Even saints living in jungles cannot be free from greed within a reasonable limit which is absolutely natural for human who can think.

I agree, it's natural .But if greed is kept within reasonable limits its OK.

You are caught big brother, the basic question is 'how much is enough, what is reasonable? It differs from person to person!!!

According to a study language used in the books in the past 200 years shows that people have become more self centered and selfish. This is true of all nations and people across the world....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10229133/Language-in-books-shows-how-we-have-grown-more-selfish.html

I agree to you.Nowadays,people become more selfish.Everybody needs their "own" in terms of all.This creates a problem in human race.

We can also see how the joint family system hs disintegrated and giving way to nuclear families which makes the individuals even more selfish in a way taking care of only their immediate families ...these are changing trends of society and we may see changes again where people may prefer living alone all by themselves..

It is very sad but has to be accepted that the selfishness is on the rise. It is a sign of our times we are living. Material prosperity has produced a kind of alienation among the people. Even this sense of alienation is evident among close relatives too. What strikes me is the fact that the relatively less affluent and poor classes are less affected by this deadly infection!!!

Very true, we still se poorer section of the people sticking together also people belonging to middle class families since they like to hold on to old values. It provides them security to know that there is someone they can lean on during their difficult times...

According to a study language used in the books in the past 200 years shows that people have become more self centered and selfish. This is true of all nations and people across the world....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10229133/Language-in-books-shows-how-we-have-grown-more-selfish.html

I agree to you.Nowadays,people become more selfish.Everybody needs their "own" in terms of all.This creates a problem in human race.

We can also see how the joint family system hs disintegrated and giving way to nuclear families which makes the individuals even more selfish in a way taking care of only their immediate families ...these are changing trends of society and we may see changes again where people may prefer living alone all by themselves..

You are right in future every one care for him/her self. Live in relation is example of it.

I think live in relation is best way of getting rid of all sort of greeds, no marriage no expectations. All fun, no responsibility. ;)

Even live in relations also pave way to attachments. Attachments lead to strong relations. Strong relations with a person or thing makes a man "greedy".

Life will have no meaning for human if the 'greed part ' will be out of it. Even saints living in jungles cannot be free from greed within a reasonable limit which is absolutely natural for human who can think.

I agree, it's natural .But if greed is kept within reasonable limits its OK.

You are caught big brother, the basic question is 'how much is enough, what is reasonable? It differs from person to person!!!

And your attitude also makes a difference. How many of us really think about the other man's 'need'. while we are busy in amassing things indiscriminately ?