I do because I want to

What people misunderstand most of the time is that we require a strong enough reason to do something. That reason has to be worth the time and effort involved. It is like we are forced to deal with life in such a way that what is desired must be worth its outcome.

It seems normal right? Wanting something in return. Expecting to gain from giving of equal value. It is pretty common. But common doesn't mean shit. It only shows that there are more than 1 way to look at things. Now let's look at this from a different perspective.

We as people are selfish whether we like it or not. Self-ish is in our construct. we require this trait because like everything else, our intention on this planet is to thrive. Animals and plants compete. They compete with different species. They also compete with their own species. For what you might ask and the answer is simple. They want to out live and out perform the others because they who survive gets to pass their genes on. Pretty simple no?

Ok, now let's look into our modern society. Same shit. We want to out live, out perform each other to pass on our genes. But... not all of us. We as humans although organically similar to everything else made out of organic compounds have been given something extra special. That thing is our human consciousness.

Don't get me wrong. Everything has consciousness, its just humans are more complex. So, with that said, we have developed civilization. Which is the layman term for an army of zombie citizens. Well, not all of them but I'll get there. So, citizens live in societies governed by stronger people. Stronger in society standards usually means rich, in demand and given a title worth its weight in shit. I mean... gold.

Ok, I think I've strayed far enough. Getting back to subject at hand. I do what I want because I want to. I don't expect a return from external sources. You think its weird? Try getting a rat to give a cat some catfood and see if its karma gets better. Probably not. And you'd expect that wouldn't you? See!

I've learned that we can't really expect anything with reason. Because the universe is fucked up and so are we. So I don't take things too seriously. But seriously, think about it. I've been generous and I felt great. No one gave me a medal or had sex with me. But I felt great. Why? Because I gave away without expectations in a very casual manner. If I get a return then that's a bonus. I'd like a gold medal. Or sex. or both. at the same time. I mean, hey. who wouldn't want to be awarded for being good at sex? I know I would!

So just imagine a world where everyone satisfies themselves through means without expecting the world anything in return. How different would our society be? Just think about it.