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Melissa Sears

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Does a selfless act exist?

Often times we do things to help/assist others. At first glance, it may appear to be a selfless act. Is it really selfless if mentally and emotionally you have fulfilled your own needs as a being? People use different means to satisfy their own physical, mental, and emotional needs all the time. If our thought process is delayed and we just "act", does that make it selfless?

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    Sai Rajeshwari Gourishetty

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    Aug 7 2011: yes it does exist... I believe its our innate nature and often we act selflessly by helping others and do not even realize it... The beauty lies in not wanting to analyse whether it was selfless or not !!!

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