"Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live." - Oscar Wilde.


This was a quote I just read sometime back, and it surprised me. I have always considered myself as a selfish person, because I always put myself first in all my decisions. I have always lived by my values and my rules. I hope to continue doing so.

So, this quote came as a pleasant surprise, because it made me think about my definition of selfishness. My definition stems from how others define it, how society defines it. But that doesn't have to be the correct thing, right? I mean, people can be wrong, that has been proved many times. So why should I consider myself selfish? I have never asked anyone else to think like me, or support my beliefs. I have never asked people to live as I do. I try not to force my thoughts on anyone. So what does that make me? By Oscar Wilde's definition, I guess, I'm a normal human being. Well, that's nice.