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JJ Bola is a Kinshasa-born, British-French poet, writer and educator, [2] [1] based in London. He has written three collections of poetry as well as two novels, No Place to Call Home (2017) and The Selfless Act Of Breathing (2021), and a non-fiction book about masculinity and patriarchy for young people, Mask Off: Masculinity Redefined (2019). [3]
Giving alms to the poor is often considered an altruistic action.. Altruism is the concern for the well-being of others, independently of personal benefit or reciprocity.. The word altruism was popularised (and possibly coined) by the French philosopher Auguste Comte in French, as altruisme, for an antonym of egoism. [1]
The idea of selfless service (seva) is an important concept in several religions because God is perceived as having an interest in the well-being of others; serving other people is considered an essential devotional practise of indirectly serving God and living a religious life that is a benefit to others. People of every religion are included ...
Psychological egoism is the view that humans are always motivated by self-interest and selfishness, even in what seem to be acts of altruism.It claims that, when people choose to help others, they do so ultimately because of the personal benefits that they themselves expect to obtain, directly or indirectly, from doing so.
Channelling: The act of attaining information (from a state of being in the present moment) from higher power or spirits and bringing it forth through writing, speaking, teaching or music. Creation: The term creation refers to the beginnings of humanity, earth, life, and the universe .
A French couple is dead but their selfless decision to give their son two sips of water for every sip they took in the tortuous heat of the desert likely saved the 9-year-old's life.
Derived from Greek, agape traditionally denotes a selfless, unconditional love. In Thelemic practice, agape represents the highest form of love and is often associated with True Will and the central tenet of the religion: "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Love is the law, love under will."
Selflessness, the act of sacrificing one's own interest for the greater good Selfless service; Selfless, a 1994 album by English industrial metal band Godflesh; Self/less, a 2015 film starring Ryan Reynolds "Selfless" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a 2002 episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Selfless" (Prison Break), a 2008 Prison Break episode