Chapter 1, more or less

well heres the first part ive written, it needs some correction as far as the grammar goes but this is pretty much it.

Chapter 1

Literary effort

So ive started work on writing a story, ill post bits and pieces of it up as i complete them, gimme your opinions

Altruism

Altruism, the concept of living for the sake of others without seeking any form of self gratification.
It just isn't possible. If one were to examine the people who strive to be altruistic, they are always seeking self-gratification on some level or the other. They enjoy the feeling of having people feel grateful towards them, whether they realise it or not.
Im not saying being generous and performing charitable acts are wrong. Im not saying its not a great and noble deed either. That's a different argument entirely. What i am saying is wrong is, people expect praise and recognition for performing such 'noble' deeds. This want of acknowledgement in itself breaks the concept of altruism.
Like it or not, the basic law of human nature is that you never do something unless you get something in return, no matter how esoteric such a reward may be.
For altruists, their reward is the feeling of well-being or satisfaction they get. It's as simple as that.