doing something nice, for self or other

[iris lilies]

I have heard many times that, in doing things for others, you really are doing them for yourself. You are demonstrating to yourself tangibly that you are (pick one or more) generous, forgiving, adequately wealthy, loving, whatever. You can always imagine yourself to be generous, forgiving, adequately wealthy, loving, whatever, but by doing something concrete (not always money, either) you prove it to yourself so you can know yourself to be whatever personality attribute you're expressing.

Well, ok. It is still an ok thing to do, right?

[SteveinMN]

Well, ok. It is still an ok thing to do, right?

Oh, yeah. Nothing wrong with treating yourself well when others benefit as well.