Here's a question for debate:

Is doing what is best for the world, or the common good, what is best for yourself? Or is doing what is best for yourself what is best for the world?

In other words, if I did everything I could for the common good of humanity, or the universe, and always sacrificed my own desires and pleasures - stopping only to eat and sleep - would this, in turn and paradoxically, best fulfill my own spirit?

Or, would seeking what is good and right for myself at all times - what promotes my own growth and happiness - best lead others toward the good, and therefore be the best possible action of mine for the common good?

Is it somehow both? Is it neither? Where should the emphasis be applied? How does this relate to politics and other beliefs?



This can be rhetorical if no one has a response or if it is too big of a question.