{"sf1_id":264166,"sf2_id":null,"title":"Love and Altruism.txt","author":"Jikan Tunderiska","words":103,"posted_at":"2011-07-03T16:35:00.000Z","tags":["Altruism","Ayn Rand","Love","Other","Philosophy","Poetry","sonnet"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/264166-love-and-altruism-txt","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/view/264166","image_url":"https://www.sofurryfiles.com/std/thumb?page=264166\u0026ext=.jpg","description":"","content":"Selfishness guided by lack of caution.  \nAltruism is dead. Was it alive?  \nOr is this just a pure selfish passion?  \n  \nDestruction of the self leads right to love  \nBut without the self one ceases to strive  \nFor dreams, releasing the white mourning dove.  \n  \nYes, a piece of life gained, another lost  \nA peace of mind never found either way  \nDespite what anybody says, love is caused  \nNot found; unlike the beginnings of day.  \n  \nLove considered a defeat, for the weak  \nSome disagree, argue until theyre blue  \nBut one must choose and then go out and seek  \nWhichever they choose, whichever is true.  \n\u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n  \n\n"}