You can seek out your best interests without powerful emotions that cripple your sense of well being. For instance, rather than worry constantly about impendin

You can seek out your best interests without powerful emotions that cripple your sense of well being. For instance, rather than worry constantly about impending doom you can just calmly go about preparing for worst case circumstances. Same result -- perhaps a better result -- and far less suffering. We should all seek to calmly and rationally seek the best interests of ourselves and people around us, without having to be paralyzed by fear, anxiety and other negative emotions.