Sounds like someone has been reading 'Time Enough for Love' again! Enlightened Self-interest, once you know the person's wants and needs, you can make him/her geek for anything. Great words

Your brain's just fine--I love these little trips it takes!!

Very good, with nice graphic to go with it :) The poet's mind is indeed a wonderous place :)

Your brain trips are very good for my brain! A very interesting exam question!

A most enjoyable read... You handle this form very well. Now, subject-wise, I had to refresh my thinking with a visit to my dictionary. I still have one on a book shelf nearby, can you believe that? Yes, I know I can google it too. Let's see, "Concern for the welfare of others, as opposed to egoism; selflessness." So, you won't agree to pure selflessness on the part of anyone. On the surface, I must agree...but that's no fun. I'll give this more thought and turn my paper in later :)

Intersting words! :)

Well.. I agree with you.. very educative post! Thx for sharing! 5+

Great topic for debate, I have no doubts :o) .....I would imagine there are some truly altruistic people around....yes? Good one T and hope the eye's doing ok...I'm thinking of you

I like your little brain trips too, It's hard to be altruistic in this crazy world today :(

ya know, my mother was an artist, a painter who wrote "just to make people think" sometimes she would pull a thought out just to start two opposing views to draw them into discussion with each other. There was an art to what she did with the brush as well as the work. You dearheart; of like spirit. This is saved for more thought!

I don't have much of a comment yet....I'm still thinking and pondering. You have a talent for making us think.

cool brain waves

for a long time I did service (centered on the heart rather than on a faith or anything like it), and I knew people who helped others far better than I, and it's truly a complex thing, it's never selfless, I mean never. You give but you receive, you touch but you're touched, you bring your fears & hurts to it just as your light & love, and so does the other. It's a big mass of connections & swirls, and "selfless" kind of fades into the distance. I mean, it's not even an issue of selfish & selfless: It's something out of the box..."Connected" is more like it, or trying to be connected. In any case, it includes both selves, not just one. So your poem feels right to me. There's no one-way street in life, and altruism implies distant connection, even sterile. Connection is passionate, I agree with what you wrote...

hmmmmmm awesome !

this is cool, Tara May warm hug, Linda Kaye

Nothing wrong with your brain playing by itself....I do it all the time...I just don't put it into words like you do...love the graphics

Quite interesting words !