why do so many people seem to be focussed on careers and money and so little on a life of caring and sharing?
114960
they dont have the greater vision to see that they would not have to worry about having if they gave.\n\nget yours....
1143568
I don't think it's that we are more interested in others' lives than our own.  I believe that sometimes we all just need an escape from ours.  We need to see how another person lives.  Kind of like when your mother would tell you to eat your Lima Beans when you were a kid.  She'd through something in there about starving children somewhere to get you thinking that you really don't have it that bad...then you'd eat your beans!
151904
People strive to get ahead to maintain their ability to do what is right for them or their family. For example, I go to school and go to work so that my fruitful efforts will pay off now and in the near future.  Survial is the key in this society and has been for centuries.
933865
Well in some ways that is sort of true. Mainly because people always want what is best for themselves. But not everysingle person is selfish. Everyone has their own way of showing that they care about someone else. But I can admit, sometimes i'm a little selfish myself. : )
652629
Sorry.  Drama is throughout the rest of life.  Just look at families...\n\nAnyhow, I used to think there was an "adult world" but now I realize that it's just the responsibilities and being busy that people were talking about.  Some people are still insecure, some are still thieving bullies, some still try to be the heroes (but some people still hate them for it), and some are still just bystanders...\n\nOnly a few of us actually experience intellectual and moral growth, the rest just covering their lack of reality up with a more complicated veneer of what they were already doing...
23906
Lack of education and understanding. I feel our schools and society fail miserably to prepare students for life on the outside. When I finally got out on my own I didn't have a clue how to obtain an apartment, phone or utilities. I didn't know how to shop for bargains, balance a checkbook or manage my money. I was raised to beleive that if you work hard you will do well. That is not necessarilly the case. Life is competitive. You either choose to compete or you don't, however, we are not all endowed with equal abillities. Handicaps are not always visible. Some people seem to have been born with everythiong going for them. Others seem to never get a break. I am a healthy middle aged individual. All I have ever wanted is to be able to earn a moderate living. This I have accomplished but it is not a secure living nor is it moderate to everyone's standards. According to most people I have a moderate house, 2 used cars and the abilities to pay the bills and still have a little left over however I make twice as much as the average individual. There are many things I could do without, such as the second car and all expenses incured by it, my multimedia system including my computer, tv's, vcrs'dvds, cell phones... And then, there's all my other belongings such as boats, bikes, fancy clothes, toys, gadgets, dining out, nightclubs and all the expenses incurred therein as well. All this and I live alone! I know many familys with four generations living under the same roof just to survive. Now, here is the point, would I be willing to share it all if I knew I could get a family or even an individual off the street? Would you?\n I think the biggest cause of poverty is a lack of understanding, a willingness to turn a blind eye.\n Laziness? Yes, I feel laziness is the root cause of poverty, not on behalf of the impoverished but on behalf of all of us who continue to allow it to go on, all of us who feel someone else will do something about it.\n How do we fix it? Seek those who have not, find out why not and help them to overcome.\n Put and end to beurocracy, pork barrel programs, illicit foreign aid, tax evaders and gougers so we can have the money it will take to help.\n Teach our schools to focus more on 'Life Economics' and make it a requirement. Identify the individual talents of children and guide them along the right path for them. Don't penalize and ridicule them because they may not be good at math, taking tests or sports. Stop being so damned two dimensional and realise there is a universe of possibilities awaiting all of us if we could only recognise the abillities of all individuals istead of a stereotyped few. Please forgive my longwinded answer but your's was a question worthy of the time. May we all prevail.
648737
Generally, people are concerned more about THEMSELVES than they are about anything else. That means until you are sure the rent is paid, there's food on the table and the kids are okay, you don't pay much attention to anything else. \n\nThe rich obviously have money and with money comes power. The rich use their money to influence political agendas that benefit them, with little thought of the "everyman"\n\nAs far as WHY we entrust them, I don't believe we do.  It's just that most of us don't know how, or are too lazy or self-interested to make ourselves and our opinions heard...
299113
people in life only care about there self and no one else.People dont realize what kind of heart people have and what people experiance thats bad in life
617490
Some people do not know they have a good life until ruined.\n\nThen there are some who might be too greedy to take a risk to have a better life and that bet went south.\n\nThen there are others who ruin their good (in other people's view as good) life when they might not be satisfied with their life.
170131
Thats what society and tv have done to us. They make it seem as if we dont have this or that we can not live a normal life. If we dont look a certain way, if we dont drive a certain car we will never be accepted. I think the people who focus on those things are just ones that are trying to fit in to society's label. The people without all the flashy things are probably the ones who have more money than they know what to do with, the reason I say that is because they dont spend money on nonsense and trying to keep up with everything/everyone else.
193602
It is part of evolution. Because our life is evolving with every second, it is but natural that man will create things to make life easier, especially with high stressed lives we lead. \nHowever, a person can still maintain a grasp on his / her morals, provide they know what is right and wrong. It is easy to say that it is becoming an increaingly grey area. But I am sure we have enough intelligence to be able to hold on to the right values if one wants to. Even if you go about amassing wealth.\n\nFor example, in India, we have people like Narayan Murthy who leads one of the largest software services company. He generates wealth, and everyoone right down to the drivers in te company benefit due to the ESOPS.
874697
I tend to think that as we get older we care a lot less about what other people think. There comes a time when you realize that you have to live your life to please yourself and those that you love. What does it matter what other people think? They don't have to live your life, you do. I call it maturity.
494386
my home life is more important to me then anything. i quit a $60,000 a year job to stay home with my children because it's what i felt was the right thing to do for my family. i think some people can't get their priorities straight cause they still haven't figured out that money can't buy love yet. \n\npeople wake up no matter how sucessful or rich you are, what good will it be when you have no family, husband or wife to share it all with? there can be an ideal balance between the 2 for survival, but most just chase the buck and forget about what really matters.
678871
Perhaps it is a person who prefers to help others than to expose her/his own feelings and personal life. I don't think it is lack of curiosity,maybe that person just prefers to keep her/his things to herlsef/himself.
407162
Probably because they feel like they have everything life has to offer and it is still not enough to make them happy. They have probably forgotten how to enjoy the simple things.
644662
ah, the utopian question.  in a society in which money doesnt exist, presumably everyone would do what they are best at/enjoy the most, and they would help each other out when they needed.  of course, most humans (and I would venture its close to ALL humans) are greedy, and the strive for money dominates their lives.  thus, the importance of a job is to be able to provide for yourself and your family in a flawed system where the dollar is the real god.
1039824
why are so many people so interested in saving everyone?  what happened to letting people live their own lives?