I have been contemplating why people don’t get involved in other people’s dilemmas in life. Sometimes they just don’t know what to do. Other times, they only look at the personal benefits that they might gain by participating and when they can’t see any benefit of helping others, they don’t get involved. It is that self-centered perspective where the primary concern is one’s own gain or reward that stops people who could really help in a big way.

If people have massive amounts of inherited wealth and have not personally worked for it in a sweat-equity type of work way, the majority of them don’t understand or empathize with why and how the little guy suffers. They chalk it up to them as being lazy, or that they don’t deserve it. They don’t understand the concept of the greater good. The current lack of concern by many oligarchs is worrisome in the grand scheme of things. Helping all humankind rise up should be the number one priority in life, not how the wealthy or people in positions of power are going to keep their money.

None of us will always get recognition for our efforts. Maybe we won’t receive wealthy status in our lifetimes. And if we have to take a step back from the limelight to accomplish greater good goals, that shouldn’t stop us from doing all of those altruistic deeds.

Does something become true if you say it enough times? Not everything is true, and we shouldn’t keep bringing up lies and pretend they are real. But if we keep telling the truth to counteract the lies, perhaps we will see a light at the end of the tunnel. I want to keep reiterating the fact that each person in the universe can make a difference if they care about people who are less fortunate than us no matter what their circumstances are. That is the truth.

What’s in it for me? It is a lifetime of achievement and satisfaction for helping others that is worth more than any recognition or remuneration. That is the goal we should all strive towards.