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The way I see it, the only way you can keep from being offended when someone calls you an asshole is to embrace it. Be the asshole from the begining, then no one is ever suprised.
Not to say I'm an asshole, because I honestly don't think I am, but I can be and have been at times. I really only do things I sincerely want to.. this dosen't mean I have genuine enthusiasm for it, or that I'm always doing it for myself, but if I don't want to do something for you, whether it is for my own gratification or because I care about you enough to want to see you happy, then you better believe I won't and I think that's true for most, if not all of us.
They way I see it, when you really start to break things down, most of our big decisions in life are made with the intent of self preservation and self gratification anyway, so why not just start out with that attitude? And if you think helping others can't be broken down to self gratification, I think you're fooling yourself. You do it for that warm fuzzy feeling in your stomach and we all know it.
Not to say I'm an asshole, because I honestly don't think I am, but I can be and have been at times. I really only do things I sincerely want to.. this dosen't mean I have genuine enthusiasm for it, or that I'm always doing it for myself, but if I don't want to do something for you, whether it is for my own gratification or because I care about you enough to want to see you happy, then you better believe I won't and I think that's true for most, if not all of us.
They way I see it, when you really start to break things down, most of our big decisions in life are made with the intent of self preservation and self gratification anyway, so why not just start out with that attitude? And if you think helping others can't be broken down to self gratification, I think you're fooling yourself. You do it for that warm fuzzy feeling in your stomach and we all know it.