Humanism Matters

How to find happiness by balancing your needs and the needs of others

I taught an online course last month and one of my students, Josephine, mentioned that:

“Humanism matters because it is a way to balance our own needs and the needs of those around us!”----more----

Achieving balance in life is difficult.

We do have to balance our needs against the needs of others.

Who we choose to feel responsible for dictates whether we are a selfish individual or a compassionate one.

Part of the benefit of self-labeling as a Humanist is that the term serves as an active reminder to not be selfish.

Selfish people are rarely happy.

Selfless people rarely are either.

The key is to find a balance between your needs and the needs of others.

How do you get that balance right?