OUTWARDLY, PERHAPS. BUT HOW DOES IT REFLECT ON THE QUALITY OF THE DOER'S CHARACTER?
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IF SOMEONE TRIES TO BE A GOOD PERSON FOR PERSONAL GAIN, DOES THE GOODNESS EVENTUALLY TAKE HOLD AND SUPERCEDE THE SELFISH MOTIVATION? OR ARE THEY NO DIFFERENT THAN WHEN THEY STARTED BECAUSE OF THEIR MOTIVATION BEING SELF-SERVING?
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[ A gentle tipping from side to side. ]
IF SOMEONE TRIES TO BE A GOOD PERSON FOR PERSONAL GAIN, DOES THE GOODNESS EVENTUALLY TAKE HOLD AND SUPERCEDE THE SELFISH MOTIVATION? OR ARE THEY NO DIFFERENT THAN WHEN THEY STARTED BECAUSE OF THEIR MOTIVATION BEING SELF-SERVING?