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Podcast: Meaningful Life Skills with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Episode: The Selfless Ego Part 1: Why Not be Selfish?
Description: Our society is currently challenged, perhaps more than ever, by self-centeredness, a me-me-me era, in which its each man for himself, an eat or get eaten mentality. How will I survive if I am not the "fittest", putting my own needs and self first? Who will look out for me if not myself? Why should I bother going out of my way to help others? And can I have any ego, a healthy sense of self, and still be selfless?Â
Self interest vs the greater common good has plagued humanity from the beginning of time. The prevalent p...