Altruism Through The World In The Epic Of Gilgamesh

Altruism Through The World “Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness,” Martin Luther King, Jr. According to google definitions, “altruism is the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.” Altruism is a good thing, but can be harmful if you help people too much. Altruism is all around the world including, schools, the army, border patrol, doctors, and a lot more. A mom is a great personal example of altruism. She always puts her kids before herself every time. She (mom) and her kids were at the Sandusky light parade, and one of her kids (Madison) forgot her gloves, it was really cold, she gave Madison her gloves so her hands weren’t cold. She also let Madison have the hand warmers too that went in the gloves. The mom let her hands be cold instead of her kids hands getting cold. …show more content…
He sometimes shows altruism throughout the epic. When he was on his journey to become immortal he had a to get a plant to give to the old men to eat. When Gilgamesh got the plant a serpent came up and ate it. Therefore Gilgamesh could not give the plant to the old men to eat. Martin Luther King Jr. is a historical example of altruism. Martin was a speaker for the civil rights movement. He showed altruism by speaking up for the African Americans. Martin gave a lot of speeches for the civil rights movement. He died standing up for what he wanted to happen. He wanted his children and everyone else’s to have the same rights as the white