Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» I know you have to be taught to hate. Do you also have to be taught to be selfish/greedy or is that something inborn?
It's innate to a point. A child's first sentences are invariably self-centred, nobody reasonably expects a toddler to expound on the virtues of altruism. A rapacious greed to acquire beyond one's future need is a learned trait.