Mel, being a parent myself, I have to disagree with your comment about parents dying for their children and that being a selfless act, I think it's a very selfish act if you really think about it.
Also, since we are addressing God. I will mention my feelings about Christianity since it is one of the major religions. I think Christianity is a very selfish religion, one based on reward and punishment. It limits people from doing the right thing because they feel it is the right thing not because their morals are based around God like you suggested. Do you know what I think would be truly selfless? If a Christian had some **** to stand up and say that God is not just. To say that their children, sisters, brothers, grandkids etc. are great, productive, loving people that shouldn't go to hell for being freethinkers. Personally I am tired of people just shrugging their shoulders and saying it's their choice. These are people they love and they are going to burn in hell and it's passed off with as much emotion as "Oh well, it's their problem". Where's the humanity in that? Selflessness would be taking a stand for the people you love and your fellow man even if that meant going to hell. Christianity IMO breeds selfishess with the optimum goal of course, heaven.
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If the day and night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs--that is your success. All nature is your congratulation.
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