Altruism is selfless concern for other people. If you open a dictionary of antonyms, you can find that the exact opposite of the term " altruist" is an egoist. A person with high moral principles, which require him to perform disinterested actions aimed at satisfying the interests of another person. A person can be classified as an altruist only when there is not a single thought in his head about any benefit for himself.
An ordinary person often, helping his loved ones, one way or another, counts on reciprocity. All this is alien to a real altruist. He just gives everything. That's the whole point of these people. An altruist does not need to count how much he has invested, and he does not expect that something of what he has given will be returned to him.
So what kind of person is an altruist usually? This is a calm, gentle person who rarely remembers his affairs, being overly carried away by other people's worries. It is very difficult for such people to sit down to dinner without inviting another to the table. In the event that peoplethose inclined to altruism were able to help a person, they are sincerely glad about it. They are always very happy if other people succeed, and also very empathetic to those who have some problems.
It happens that a person with such life views tries to give everything he has to the first people he meets as soon as possible just because it seems to him that they need it more than he does. One of the negative aspects is precisely that a person very often does things that harm himself. An altruist is not only one who thoughtlessly gives everything, but one who thinks about how to earn money to help others. A wise person will first figure out who and how much to give. He will give a fishing rod and teach her how to use it, and not just feed the fish.
But, however, the meaning of the word " altruist" has long since changed. And now this is the name of the person who, taking care of himself first of all, does not forget about other people. But such a person is not an altruist. This is the creator. At the same time, such people are much smarter. They will first make sure that their own life is normal, and only then will they help others, while making sure that their help is needed.
Probably everyone understood what an altruist is. The meaning of this word, if you remember, is completely opposite to the word "egoist". But there is a theory according to which altruism is the highest form of selfishness. After all, a person receives sincere pleasure from the success of other people, taking indirectly involved in achieving these successes.
We are all taught in childhood that kindness is good, and good deeds will make us significant people in society. So it is, but you need to understand that you can not let people take advantage of you. Help is only needed when the person really needs it. Otherwise, he simply "sits on the neck." The main goal of any altruist should be not so much to provide everything “ready-made”, but to help the person himself achieve his goals. This is how you need to help people. Strive not only to receive support, but also to provide it!
