When you make peace with the idea that everyone lives just for itself.

When you become older, you will realize that the world is to live only under one indispensable condition: you have to understand that selfishness is a natural human trait. You demand unselfishness from others, which is a preposterous claim you want them to sacrifice their desires to yours.

Why? When you make peace with the idea that everyone lives only for themselves, you will be much more indulgent to his neighbors. They will cease to deceive your expectations, and you will begin to treat them much kinder. People strive in life only one thing – to enjoy.



frame from the film "of human bondage"

©Somerset Maugham "of human bondage"

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