Monks are some of the least selfish people alive. They've traded a life of materialism and conflict for self-reflection, asceticism and charity. They don't jus

Monks are some of the least selfish people alive. They've traded a life of materialism and conflict for self-reflection, asceticism and charity. They don't just hide away and do nothing but take care of themselves. > Here is the issue, you have a responsibility to the rest of the human race, to become self contained and not give back This is not a truism and is open to philisophical debate.