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EDIT: I'm not sure why you deleted your comment, as there was nothing wrong with it. In the interests of the thread I'll include it here: I hear you, and proba

EDIT: I'm not sure why you deleted your comment, as there was nothing wrong with it. In the interests of the thread I'll include it here: I hear you, and probably will agree when the time comes. But when we work our asses off, hopefully we're not doing it because we want a perfect attendance record. We're doing it because we think we're on the track of something great. Yeah, but those reasons are ultimately selfish. When one becomes a parent, one of the most dramatic changes you will notice is that it will become: What is best for my child. It's a tremendously powerful bit of evolution.

davi 17y ago
those reasons are ultimately selfish I don't know if that's right. There can be altruism in medical work, for example; and great scientific discoveries and artistic accomplishments have a pan-human, almost spiritual significance, at least for me -- like gifts to the species. But I take your point: even if it's not a conversion from selfishness to "what is best for my child," but rather a conversion from altruism or pursuit of a masterpiece to "what is best for my child," the conversion still happens to a lot of people. And when it happens, it feels right. ---- p.s. sorry for the comment churn, your comment wasn't posted when I deleted my comment (which I realized was essentially just a more vehement restatement of my top-level comment).