Originally Posted by
jockeys
maybe that's only because people are conditioned (usually) to feel guilty when they are selfish. I, for one, have abandoned the conditioning of my younger years and have discovered the joys of good old fashioned selfish hedonism, and will never turn back. Spent most of my formative years doing a lot of charity work and such, 'cause I was told it would make me happy, but it never really did. Selfishness (minus the imposed guilt) has worked out a lot better for me.
Guess I agree with Jimbo here. Everyone's got their own thing, different people find happiness different ways. xman, if you find helping others makes you happy, that's awesome, but it's a little shortsighted to think there aren't exceptions to that rule, scientific studies notwithstanding.