I respectfully have to disagree with thinking cat...on three basic premises. One, the concept of reciprocation, in the case of a stranger, does not hold. If I do give money to a homeless person, first, what is the chance that I will see that person again (I live in a rural area, so it would have to ...

Some very good posts take this inquiry into great depths, but I am a fan of looking at things more simply and answer accordingly. Agreeing that there is a differentiation that needs to be made in terms of what and how we (you) use self-serving makes a slight difference in how one can draw from great...