Once we got out onto the road, John continued down to Brinscall whilst Ed and I ran up towards Great Hill. Once we reached the Rambler's Association signpost though, Ed decided that he was out of time to go up to Great Hill and so we dropped back down into White Coppice instead and then ran through Anglezarke Woods before returning to the barn.
Whilst running down past Yarrow Reservoir towards Dean Brook, we got chatting about the subject of altruism or, in other words, selflessness. We were discussing whether there is any true selfless good deed. This conversation started by talk about giving blood and, whilst this is of course a very good deed which benefits others, it still gives you a warm feeling inside and makes you feel really pleased with yourself and therefore it is not truly selfless. We tried to come up with an example of a 100% selfless act but struggled to think of one. Any thoughts anyone?
Total distance - 14 miles
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Super photos, C, came out better than I expected.
ReplyDeleteWith regard, to altruism, I wondered whether a good deed that involved you giving your life for someone would be considered truly altruistic, as you wouldn't be there to enjoy the warm feeling. However, Mr Cynic raised his ugly head, and pointed out that the deed may de done to ease one's passage to a better place. Ain't life difficult?