The line between give and take I think there are a few reasons for the conflict between selflessness and self-interest. The best real world illustration of this conflict is seen in the formation of a firm. The entrepreneur has the idea that in most cases requires help in its execution. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, but without the cooperation of many people nobody except a few hundred would have one. In cooperating the entrepreneur …showed first 75 words of 1138 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1138 total…used to contrast complete selfishness. The line gets blurry when someone like Jack gets people to follow his orders and share his dream. Jack was completely selfish in that he did not care about any one else. Ralph was selfless in comparison because he had the good of the group in mind the whole time. When it all comes down to it, the line between the two can be judged only by the participants themselves.