u/Delicious_Road6662

When performing a selfless act, such as donating to an orphanage, it seems like a selfless act.

But I donate because I sympathize with them; I want to help them. The motivation for donating is to satisfy my desire to help them. Is this selfish?

As an aside, if I firmly believe in the good in my heart, and my good is helping others, then helping others is a selfless act, but upholding that inner good can perhaps be considered a selfish act.

This was translated using Google Translate; please forgive any errors. I'm not deeply versed in philosophy, so please point out any omissions. Thank you!