1. Murder. Or at least acting as an accessory to murder. Almost daily, I consume the flesh of sentient beings that are capable of suffering and that are made to suffer so that I can have the pleasure of eating them. I could avoid this by becoming a vegetarian or vegan*, but I don't and probably won't. My main method of dealing with this is denial.
* Though even this is a lie, because in many ways besides eating (e.g. destruction of environments), I participate in a culture that murders the thinking/feeling beings I share the planet with.
2. Extreme selfishness. I live in a two-floor apartment which I share with just one other person: my wife. In addition to our bedroom, we have a large living-room and a spare bedroom, which goes unused (aside from being a place to store things) most of the year. There's a bed in it no one uses, except the few days a year we have guests.
Meanwhile, I live in a city where homeless people die due to exposure. I could save at least one life by allowing someone to spend the winter in that room. I don't and won't.
In addition, though I live on a planet where many people are starving, I spend a large amount of cash each year on luxury items, some of which I don't even wind up using. For instance, I'm not a gamer, but a couple of years ago, on a whim, I spent over a hundred dollars on a wii console. It's now sitting by my TV, gathering dust. Meanwhile, people are starving. I don't even plan to sell the wii and give the money to charity. If I do sell it, I'll probably use the money to go to a fancy restaurant or buy some other gadget I won't use.
I don't believe I'm required to strip myself down to bare subsistence levels for the sake of others. But I waste way more money than I need for survival and happiness.
I step over homeless people to get into Best Buy. It's easy for me to do it. I do it every day without thinking. My strategy for keeping guilt at bay is denial.
* Though even this is a lie, because in many ways besides eating (e.g. destruction of environments), I participate in a culture that murders the thinking/feeling beings I share the planet with.
2. Extreme selfishness. I live in a two-floor apartment which I share with just one other person: my wife. In addition to our bedroom, we have a large living-room and a spare bedroom, which goes unused (aside from being a place to store things) most of the year. There's a bed in it no one uses, except the few days a year we have guests.
Meanwhile, I live in a city where homeless people die due to exposure. I could save at least one life by allowing someone to spend the winter in that room. I don't and won't.
In addition, though I live on a planet where many people are starving, I spend a large amount of cash each year on luxury items, some of which I don't even wind up using. For instance, I'm not a gamer, but a couple of years ago, on a whim, I spent over a hundred dollars on a wii console. It's now sitting by my TV, gathering dust. Meanwhile, people are starving. I don't even plan to sell the wii and give the money to charity. If I do sell it, I'll probably use the money to go to a fancy restaurant or buy some other gadget I won't use.
I don't believe I'm required to strip myself down to bare subsistence levels for the sake of others. But I waste way more money than I need for survival and happiness.
I step over homeless people to get into Best Buy. It's easy for me to do it. I do it every day without thinking. My strategy for keeping guilt at bay is denial.
.But it should be at least a bit different in the human world.Coz we humans are considered as highly intelligent and ppl with advanced consciousness on the planet.But its sad to see that we are still on the same level as animals most of the time.Greed is the word!! 
