The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Charity

A really “charitable” person is someone who finds it more subjectively “profitable” (more joyous, more uplifting, more satisfying) to put some of his energy and wealth toward helping others rather than using it to give himself an extra restaurant meal, a new outfit, or the latest smartphone. Charity, in that sense, isn’t “self-less.” It’s an attempt to satisfy your charitableself. When you do something out of the “goodness of your heart,” your heart gains a profit of its own.