I believe personal persuit. Human nature is for someone to persue things for themselves, not for others.

While i know that honestly i will spend my life chasing after my own personal goals, i know that it would be better for the world as a whole if i worked towards the common good of all people. My main goal in life is to be happy and even though me being happy is not in the greater good of the rest of the world, I feel as people we need to take care of ourselves before we can worry about others. While the ideal for working towards the greater good is noble, it just isnt for me. I just want to be happy and do what is good for me.

In the end, there is only one person that you can trust. Your self.

So I guess I'm on the side with the " personal pursuiters "

We as humans naturally come off as selfish. So there is not a whole lot we can do about that.

I would choose myself over anyone in this room, any day. ( no offense) Because this life that I have is all about doing what I want and going where I want to go. I mean, yeah. I'm a helpful person. And i'll help the ones i love whenever I can and however i can.

And I don't think that I should need to help anyone. I think that everyone should help their selves. I think that most people are capable of doing so.

Obviously everybody wants to say that they would help mankind, the world or save the city, but only a small percent of people would actually do this. I honestly would like to help mankind. I would like to save the world, but I'm posting under personal pursuit because I do not know what I would do in one of these situations.

Anyway, if people did believe in the advancement of the common good all of the economical cars and factories wouldn't just now be made. These inventions would have come out as soon as the theory of global warming came out.

I feel like a personal pursuit is better. You can’t help others around you if you can’t help yourself. If your personal pursuit is to make money for the needy or the common good, then it starts with you and your desire to make that money. A personal pursuit isn’t always about money but it can also about happiness, love, and success.

Honestly, I believe you can't help anybody unless you help yourself first. It would be hypocritical to pass on good to others, if I myself dont' have good to begin with. Although it may sound selfish to persue your happiness before other's happiness, in my mind, it makes more sense.

I believe personal pursuit is better. If you can't help yourself first, how will you be able to help other people? I believe you must better yourself before you can start changing other people's lives. If people didn't go to college to become doctors and scientists first, we would have never found cures to half the diseases we know of today. If teachers didn't go to college first, we wouldn't be taught with such knowledge as we do now and the whole generation would mentally deteriorate to mush. You must help yourself before you can help others. It's just another fact of life.

I believe that personal pursuit is the better endeavor because I am not just another man in a suit. I am my own person with my own destiny and I will not comply with the rest of the world for the common good. being obedient is over rated and I will not sit and emancipate myself with the rest of the black and white TV sets, IM going to break away into colors and live my life the way its supposed to be lived, to infinity and beyond. but don't get me wring i do love my loved ones but i will not help them with the common good just because they try to hold me down and cover my eyes so that i cant see. no one is going to make me invisible. the people we know now are just here to get us through that particular stage in life and have a couple of laughs along the way.

It all starts out as a personal pursuit. Even though you go for the common good you need to be somebody to make a difference. So it all starts out as a personal pursuit to achieve what other people haven’t and make a difference in society.

Personal pursuits are what help us to become who we are, and known for. We set standards for ourselves that only we can and are willing to go after. Yes we will get a sense of fulfillment and feel accomplished, but who’s to say that that fulfillment and accomplishment doesn’t lead to us advancing into the world of common good. Our personal pursuits teaches us valuable lessons, it is always said that you can only learn from your mistakes, and that is true, so within our personal pursuits if there is ever a mistake or a moment when things go wrong, all we can do is learn to keep it from happening again, and deal with the consequences of what happened. Learning from this, can help us learn and advance higher in the common good, because now we then know not only how any typical person that has been living life by common goods would handle a situation, take care of a dilemma, or deal with anything, but we know an alternative to that or those ways simply from our own personal experiences and lessons from our pursuits.

Everyone is entitled to what they want to do for themselves. We each have a personal pursuit and with that personal pursuit we are not obligated to help the common good. For some people their personal pursuit is to help out the common good. For them it makes them feel better if they help others so in turn everybody is happy and did what they wanted to do.

Although we would love this world to be perfect, its not; everyone is out there to achieve their own personal pursuits. But that doesn't mean that one can't also endeavor advancing the common good while achieving one's own personal goals. For instance, if one wants to become a rich doctor, then they should do that. And when they become rich, they can donate their money and their talents for medicine to help the sick.

A personal pursuit is a better endeavor because you are fulfilling something within yourself. It is important to help others but there is a time to do so. Achieving a personal goal is a journey to fulfillment where one is truly happy. Before helping others you must remember about yourself, but you must not forget about those who are really in need.

Well personally I think that personal pursuit is better. No reason really, I just feel that I can help the people I care about most if im looking out for myself instead of the whole world. If i focus on my goals then someday I may be able to give my family what they have always dreamed about in return helping me even more.

Personal pursuit is better because people will be people and want to be the best they can be and they want to be on the top. I know I want to be a "winner". Which by this happening it means that someone has to be a loser. This is personal pursuit.

Unfortunately it is human nature to be selfish. This doesn't always mean that you are going to be a mean person and always do what is best for you, but an individual will usually help himself first. Sometimes in a good situation going out on your own personal pursuit does advance the common good. Neither is necessarily better but I believe that a personal pursuit might be more useful we only live this life for so long and we want to be the best we can be. Maybe your personal pursuit is to advance the common good.

We live in a world that is tough and not everthing is fair. I've been told all my life that its a dog-eat-dog world. So I think its better to look out for what you want in life, and if that helps the common good then thats a bonus.

Advancing the common good will ideally create a utopian society first characterized by karl marx. Personal puruit will create poverty and greed. Chances are people will kill each other which has been shown throughout history, the ceasars.

Honestly is it going to matter if you pick up a piece of trash or be a nicer person, Unless you have a life altering change that will bring piece for mankind your own personal pursuit is better. This will bring you more personal pleasure and may or may not help out the common good. The world is a sad and lonely place and most people will ultimately look out for themselves and would rather satisfy their own personal goals.... In the end its everyman for themselves and when i wake up on my 75th birthday i would much rather feel accomplished in my life than accomplished for someone elses life......

I strongly believe that helping yourself is not a selfish thing to do. If everyone took care of themselves and tried to make themselves better people then there would be no use of common good. You are the only person that knows what you feel, think and believe if you want change you would do change to yourself.

Honestly I believe that both are good there is no better in this arguement, because they both have that significance and they balance each other out. Personal pursuit because you improve your self for others and the enviorment around you, and then advancing the common good, because the goods help you and others improve. Life isn't perfect and we don't live in a perfect world and I don't expect it to be that way. These two are no different nor are they the same but they are significant.

I think i will go with personal persuit because no matter what we do we think of ourself first. I think its the human nature.But personal pursuit does not mean being selfish and only caring about oneself.I need to think about me first,success and then think of others. Everyone does think of themselves before thinking about others. First i need to make me happy to make others happy. This way i can make my life better and be who i am.

I think that personal pursuit is better because we want the best for ourselves. We always think of what's going to help us in life. It's not that we are selfish but if we don't think for what's better for us no one else is.

I think that people follow on what they believe in and have many opportunities to make of their life what ever they want to do with it. Following your personal pursuit does not forbid you on helping others nor on advancing the common good. I think that you can do help the common good as well as do your personal pursuit.

I believe personal pursuit its better, because its your job to decide what you want to do with your life. Your not always going to have someone by your side telling you whats right or wrong. Its all on you of reaching their goals. Its also a good thing to help other reach their succeed their goals.

Our animal insctinc is survival, its what makes us flinch wen we see something coming at ous it makes us react faster, our mental state changes. In todays post modern world, our instinc have change into keep obtaining money to keep ous alive. times change but our desire to survive above other is still thier.

In order to help advance a common good, you must first realize what is your common good. You have to know when you are that better person to then spread your good to other people. You can't just assume that you are a great person if you don't have anything to show it. If you desire to see a world full of all this goodness, YOU have to be that spark that starts the fire.

Helping others for the common good can give you a feeling of pride but you have to have the means to be able to help the other person. To have those means you first have to have personal pursuit. I don't think one is better than the other but you first have to have personal pursuit before you can have common good. However for some people their personal pursuit can be the advancement of the common good.

I think that personal pursuit is more important because in order to help others you have to help yourself first. At the time it may seem selfish but once that you get to a point that you are good at what your doing then you can help others do the same. So not only are you helping yourself but you are also helping others.

Well for me its a kind of a 50/50. I think that evryone should be less selfish and do things that are "advancing the common good", but then again on the other hand we live in the real world and we are going to things that better benifit us. For example in your job your not going to try to make another employe, your going to try to make yourself look good so that you will get more money.

Though this answer might be considered selfish, it could also be a generous move. I believe that many times individuals try to help others, but infact need to help themselves out first. If you are put into a position where you are mentally or emotionally unstable, how can you properly help others? Those who are in need need people who can stay strong and stable, not those who are weak and vulnerable to falling. The world needs people who have a heart for the common good in them already or those who have grown into it; not those who are unsure of their willingness to help others. I believe before you help others, you need to help yourself. Not so you can be selfish, but so you can be better prepared to help others. In time many develope the feeling that the heart is happiest when it beats for others, but usually after they tried to make it only beat for themselves.

The type of endeavor that is better is a personal pursuit. I think once everyone goes into their own personal pursuit, everything would fall into place. For example getting into college is a personal pursuit, you have to have good grades to get in. Sure advancing the common good is probably the right way to go but let’s face the facts not everyone is going to go for that. Most of the times helping yourself is the first thing you must do before helping others. So in conclusion I guess I could go both ways, but in this way, you have to go your own ways, your own personal pursuit, before advancing to the common good.

I would have to choose a personal pursuit I think it's only right to help yourself before you help others. Many people have good in their heart and try to do so much for other people but that brings you down in my opinion, so I'll take the time to better my personal needs

I think personal pursuit is better. I would help myself first because i rather have things go get great for me in life instead of helping someone else be successful and then realizing its to late for me to help myself. Helping someone else isn't good all the time because that person might not help you in return like you did to them.

Personally i think that if you are not helping yourself you cant help no one else. If you try to help every person that needs your help, they will just slow you down. Don't get me wrong helping people is always right. In the big picture if you pursuit your dreams and get rich, fame, and power you will be able to help the people that matter to you.

I feel that a personal pursuit is a better endeavor. Your personal pursuit should come first before anyone else's. But then again I really don't know, because if someone in your family is in need of something then you're going to do anything help that family member out. I believe that helping someone in your family is just something you do no matter what because they're blood. If someone who you don't know is in need at the same time as someone who is related to you, you're going to help the family member out instead of the random person you don't know.

I thing personal pursuit because i believe that you have to help yourself first to accomplish your goals because how can you help someone if you dont help yourself. Helping yourself first would make you a better person and i think that after you achieve your goals and becoming a better person you would be able to help the common good.

I feel that a personal pursuit is a better endeavor. Your personal pursuit should come first before anyone else's. But then again I really don't know, because if someone in your family is in need of something then you're going to do anything help that family member out. I believe that helping someone in your family is just something you do no matter what because they're blood. If someone who you don't know is in need at the same time as someone who is related to you, you're going to help the family member out instead of the random person you don't know.

Personal pursuit is better in my opinion. How are you going to reach common good if you cant better yourself. People may see that as being selfish but you cant help others if you cant help yourself.

I think a personal pursuit is best for anyone.For the simple reason to keep your mind on your goals and reach your destination.

At the moment, I would have to choose a Personal Pursuit, I have goals set and would like to have them accomplished before I can begin to help others. Although I do enjoy helping others, it is "I" who I must help first.

I think that personal pursuit is better because i think that helping yourself before others is natural. I think that no matter what you do everything comes back you even if your helping others, because you dont want your life to be out of whack helping others.

I believe that personal pursuit is the most important thing in your life because if you think of others all the time you will be putting yourself aside on your life your future. I know this sound selfish but unless you put your life on track you won’t be able to help others anyway. The thing is that you have to make sure that you are in the place you want to be and then you can help other people. The truth is that most of the time if your life is in a situation where you don’t feel good and you don’t feel confident you won’t be thinking about others for that moment until your life is on track.

I think that a personal pursuit is better because it comes off of your own experience. When you are doing tasks that are not advancing to become something else, you can learn better from them. For an example, if you wanted to try to run for class president and people are pressuring you, a lot of the times, you will be bummed and others will think that you let them down. But if you were doing it only for a more personal goal, you might open up to a level of opportunities that you might succeed in. Likewise, I think that when you are doing things for others, you are more likely to not succeed up to your standards, but if you set your goals yourself, then you will feel better about the results in the end.

If i say that advencing the commen good is better then a personal pursuit, then i would be lieing to myself. Everyone wants to do good in the world, but the problem with that is that their is too many bad things happening in the world, and what you do wont really make a difference. A personal persuit does more for you then trying to advance the commen good in a world where you see very little good.

I believe that Personal pursuit is better because its more about you then it is about other people. if you cant focus on you personally how can you focus or help others around you. I'm not saying advancing the common good is bad at all. I'm just saying that its better to focus on yourself.

I would rather endeavor a personal pursuit, because it would be most beneficiary to me, but I want my personal pursuit to help others. If I can create anything to benefit myself and help others and be successful i would do it.

Personal pursuit is better because its easier to help yourself then it is to help others. Plus not all people want to be helped. A persons’ need is more important then others need, you need to your personal pursuits first. In this world you have to fight for what you want.

I Agree with personal Pursuit because i not a selfish person but i would take care of myself before i take care of others. i think my well being is more important. but then again i would help out other people. i would give back to my community. and i would help out the less fortunate people then me. So i guess im really for both sides. But i would help and take care of myself before i help others.

I believe that personal pursuit is better because in order to help others you have to help yoursel first. I also think that if you are happy with yourself and enjoy helping others you have the confidence and strength to help the outside world while satisfying yourself. For example, someone wants to succeed in life and through that he achieves his goals, whenever he is already succesful and with money he decides to help others.

A personal pursuit is more important to me, because every person is responsible for themselves and their own actions. Advancing the common good would just mean that one or two people may not have to work as hard as you would for the same thing because of something you may have done. A personal pursuit can never be inequal. You'll always be able to dig yourself as deep into a hole as you want to, but standing as one person rather than many, you could probably dig faster if you were alone.

\I feel that personal pursuit is more important because one's life is based on what he and he alone makes of it. I have the ideal mind set of "only you can define yourself". Meaning you need to look after the well-being of yourself before others. In comparison there are instances where others are more significant than you. Such as family obligations. I feel family is one of the most important things in life, and should be cherished and looked upon as a first priority, but other then the family obligations one must answer. I Believe that the influence you have on others just isn't significant enough to make a huge impact on a life.

I believe you are who you are. It’s your life. Your choice with what you do. I would choose the personal pursuit. Who says you can’t help others by following your own dreams. If you make five-hundred million dollars a year, then why not share it with those less fortunate than you. I don’t need to sacrifice my life to make others lives better. I can do what I want to do and still help people. They say money can’t bring happiness but it can. And making five-hundred million dollars a year would make me pretty happy. And if I chose to give it to others it would make them happy as well. So I guess you would say their both good.

At this moment, a personal pursuit would be better for me; at this time and age for me, I definitely have to go with a goal I’ve already set for myself; going to college, particularly UT. I’m really pushing myself day in and day out, to make the best of my classes I have and to also pass them with flying colors.

Although if it wasn’t for me just being for me, which sounds selfish on my part, I’m all up for advancing the common good. The trend setters for this day and age, not particularly style-wise, but those who want the young to succeed; example: President Barack Obama, the ones who wants everybody to go out and help the community in any way possible, any way you can. That also goes hand in hand with helping out the other when they’re in dire need. I’m really that at heart, and always will be, but presently, I have to go with my personal pursuit.

In my personal opinion if you better yourself in the long run you can better the world. I mean you have to focus on yourself before you can take on the problems of the world and trying to fix them, or you will end up having a break down or something.

I believe that personal pursuit is better because one must themselves happy before they can go out into the world and try to make everyone else happy. If you try to make everyone else happy and you leave no time for you, then you become a wreak and then you have no happiness in your life. Some people find that helping others is their own pursuit of happiness.

I think is better the personal persut, because all I do is to help myself become better in the future, and maybe in the future by helping myself, I could be helping the world as well. Like for example you win lot of money in your job, and so you can share it with other people, or if you are a nurse or fireman, policeman., you are helping others, and thats the common good. so you both are ok.

Human nature is to endeavor personal pursuit. If you assume that human nature is to endeavor advancing the common good, then you're going to get screwed by someone who endeavors personal pursuit. Most Americans endeavor advancing the common good; which is why they get screwed by politicians who endeavor personal pursuit. If everyone endeavors personal pursuit, then we would keep each other in check. It is easier to get most people to endeavor personal pursuit than it is to get most people to endeavor advancing the common good; which is why communism failed.

I believe it is more important to have personal pursuit because if you even want to begin to help others you have to help yourself. It's not bad to want to help the common good but if you're always putting other people before yourself you may start to forget about your own needs and wants in life. But I do think that you can have a balance of both.

I believe a personal pursuit is better for me because I’m more of a selfish person. I rather do something that is going to better my life, but every once in a while I do have my giving moments, so I guess it depends on how I am feeling. Right now I am going to go for the personal pursuit.

I would have to say having a personal pursuit is better, your life is your life and what you choose to make out of it is your deciscion. I belive in the quote "Good things happen to good people." I can have a billion dollars and feel happy and very weathly, but if I can use some of it to help someone who really needs it like a unweathly family or even my own family who is stuggling then I would be even more happier and feel like I made a difference. Yes, at times I can be selfish, but I believe that everyone is every now and then. My personal pursuit is to graduate and go to community college first for my basics then attend PCI for a nursing asstitant so that way I can help other people in need.

I feel like it is better to do both, but in order to help others you need to help yourself. It all starts with your personal goals before you can help others.

A personal pursuit of mine has always been to be the best pole vaulter that I can be, or the best at anything you do. I have learned that while trying to achieve this personal goal I have learned so much about trying to be a more responsible and more obedient. I believe in pursuing personal pursuit and personal goals is a better endeavor simply because if you strive to be good at something, it will help you grow as a person. From my personal experience, pursuing a personal goal has helped other people in this world.

it is better to help yourself before you can help others. for instance, if you don't have your life together how are you going to help someone else with theirs. if your still living at home with your mother and you don't have a job and one want to help out by giving to an organization you couldn't do it. so basically you have to help yourself before you can help others.

I feel that your own personal goals are more important. To make to world a better place you have to become a better person. It has to start with something small like yourself to move to something bigger like the world. Even then no matter how much one tries, one person can't change the whole world.