Me and Mine!

“I'm all I think about.”
If everything is one and one is everything, The Chemical Buddha deduced that if he only thought about himself, he would actually be thinking about everything. He also rationalized that his view of the world was totally his. Because the entire world was filtered through his thoughts and feelings. So no one else on the planet had his perspective and if he wasn’t thinking of himself, then who the hell was? Or, more importantly, whom could he trust to think about him? Because in The Chemical Buddha’s mind everyone only thought about themselves. Which meant no one would be looking out for him.
Are you happy with who you are? Or do you think there’s room for improvement?
How often do you put yourself first? How often do you put others first?
Do you think it’s OK to sometimes put yourself first? Do you think it’s OK to put other people first?

Center of the Universe

"I see what you get out of it, but what's in it for me?"
Like most people, The Chemical Buddha was pretty selfish. But unlike most people, he knew when he was being selfish. He would also call other people out when he thought they were being self centered. When he did that, they would usually deny it and say they were trying to help him first. However, The Chemical Buddha didn't quite understand what was wrong with being selfish. To him, selfishness meant survival. So it was OK to be selfish. If someone else got benefit out of it, all the better. But that wasn't his goal. He found that people that claimed to be selfless were actually looking for something too. They were just more underhanded about it. Which, to him, was worse than just admitting they were only looking out for themselves.
Do you do things for others, yourself or both?
What do you think of people who are 'selfish'? What do you think of yourself when you’re 'selfish'?