too much isolation leads to

fun contemplation

day carries in night
and touches earth with silence
left with sounds of life
and echos of the time passed

and another

hugging the petal
the dew quivers with earth's breath
soon the light shines through
coaxing the dew drop to warmth
to its home, within the wind

psychopaths versus saints

is there a balance between being selfish and selfless? maybe there isn't, in categorical terms; life is either black or white in that aspect....i think. as humans, we are born with an innate sense of winning and losing...under all or no situation, the later being the most elusive of the bunch. it's like we've internalized and simplified game theory. no, i'm not a misanthrope, it's just reality. people are rarely entirely selfless, and if they are, it either took a lot of conversations with god or some mind altering experience on the utmost subliminal level to reach that point. even at that, is a selfish act as their actions and thought processes are navigated by the motive of appeasing a higher power or mantra. alright, that was a very cynical thing to state, and yes, maybe i am a bit of a misanthrope...again, a bit, not entirely.

i have faith in the kindness of people, and in those instances, when it's unconsciously done without any motives other than to offer genuine respect, i guess that's being selfless. alright, so in some situations, we can really give a rat's ass about winning or losing.

anyways, within the spectrum of selfish and selfless behavior, is there a mean? what would constitute as the in-between? most importantly, an in-between that would not involve transaction costs, therefore, a natural balance. there should be a balance, as the world would be out of whack if people naively walked about, trusting and passing kindness to every soul sucking psychopath that roamed the earth. however, that's life; informally out of order. perhaps, there will never be a balance, maybe that is what makes us human.