3rd September 2005, 9:25 AM
I know, the most important person to anyone is themself... but that doesn't mean that helping others is irrelevant. It just requires realizing that since as humans we can think, we should use that thought... animals wouldn't help eachother. People do, because we have intelligence... sure it's not used all the time but it's there. People recognize the fact that all people are human and decide that all human lives have worth (hopefully!), so we say "it is good to help others". It's done because it's fair, because it's the right thing, because being so selfish that you refuse to help others when you can isn't right...