--- Doug Pensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You know, I voluntere on a regular basis for psitions which might place me in
danger and might have a significant benifit for others. (Floor safty warden
at work for instance) I don't think I once considered glorification or
reward.
So you wouldn't feel rewarded with a perfect safety record?
I also do not beleive that any of my associates consider this either. I know that if I had been in the position of the gentalman in question, I would have felt -responsible- for the lives of those people who didn't know. I would have continued as long as possible becouse of duty and responsability rather than a desire for fame, social status, or reward. It is actualy... shifted down, I would have felt guilty if I hadn't, I would not have been able to live with myself. What I really don't understand is how anyone else could be any different. In my experiance they are not, so I will have to disagree with you.
But even if your only reward is that you performed your duty, that is still a reward of sorts. And why is it your duty? Because your duty is an example of cooperative behavior and we have learned that cooperative behavior is successful.
Doug
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