My goodness

Does it matter why we do good deeds?

Does our goodness have to be pure?

Or can our goodness come from self-serving reasons?

Do we have anything but self-serving reasons?

Isn't all we do self-serving?

If I give a street person a dollar or a dime, am I not doing that, even in the smallest way, to prove to myself that I am good?

Is there any act that is not in some way self-serving?

Even if I give up a kidney for a loved one, am I not getting some benefit?

So is there true goodness? Goodness that goes beyond any benefit we can reap?

Does it matter?

Probably not.