the selfish gene

I've personally never really read the book of the same title but I do know they are cautious to remind us that our gene's act "selfishly" not out of a conscious endevor but by insticnt (self-preservation and all that jazz...). Something about it being part of Darwinian evolutionary yah-dah yah-dah yah-dah and how its the fundamental "point" of all genes to self-preserve and to survive.

Thing is, I firmly believe some of us are born with genes that actually cause us to be more selfish than others. Experts coin pretty words like egocentrism and narcissism and bunch of other -isms in a bid to use science-y words to make things sound better. Other experts say its the innate resilience in some people that make them go-getters and trend-setters. Still more go street and say that its about time "I got mine".

The fact is, some of us are just plain selfish innately, biologically, like its ingrained in our nature. Its like a congenital diesease with no cure. And I firmly believe that while many of us make a conscious effort to be giving and obligatory giving and sharing, nature always wins out. I truly believe, that only a life-changing event (death, births... etc) can ever hope to change a person like that. So, while its bad that some people are oblivious to the fact that they have this "birth defect" its worse if a person is aware of his "defect" and celebrates it. I know, some will say, its self-love, self-acceptance and all explain it away using all sorts of other fancy mancy terms. Oh please... *rie rolls her eyes*

Just remember, you reap what you sow.
Karma baby, karma...