While I sympathize with your concern and your leaning towards preparedness, try for a moment to imagine a world where that attitude was absolute and universal.

While I sympathize with your concern and your leaning towards preparedness, try for a moment to imagine a world where that attitude was absolute and universal. It wouldn’t form a cohesive society. It at best might leave you with the image of one where any sort of good natured acts would be little better than lies, manipulation, or posturing—all for personal gain. It would be a pretty ugly place—and society outside of raw material necessity would not really exist in substance. Be good to yourself, and try to do right by your loved ones, but I don’t think it should be so heavy as all that.