We all start that way, both 50% selfish and 50% selfless, but we are each capable of self-evolving our selfish vices into their corresponding compassionate virt

We all start that way, both 50% selfish and 50% selfless, but we are each capable of self-evolving our selfish vices into their corresponding compassionate virtues. I consider the greatest song of all time to be "Love is the Truth" by Jack White, whose chorus is: It's the right thing to do And you know it And it's inside of you So just show it Love is the truth And it's inside of you (bop ba ba ba ba) It's the right thing to do We each have the choice to embrace greater compassion for others in our lives. That thing inside us that tells us we can't, or that guy's a liar, or he's trying to convert you to his religion, or he's trying to get your money -- that thing is the liar. It is arguing against our human race's embracing love, and is brutally successful at convincing us to act out of our selfish ego, which is what it spurns and goads. It is pleading for its life, that selfish ego inside each of us. It knows that embracing the Path of Love, it will wither away and be utterly replaced by the joy of loving service to all those we come into contact with. That negative force presses upon our thoughts and feelings, and is our downfall should we not fight it and try to become virtuous. We must try with all our heart, my friend, and our only hope is to beseech the Creator of this magnificent and mysterious universe. "The Way goes in." --Rumi