A theory about STS I keep running across

[caycegal]

Interesting post. It brings to mind the fact that it is not always easy to know what my motives are in any given situation, and it is really impossible to help another without helping myself at the same time. However, I usually "know," or think I know, when my action might be deliberately hurtful to another. An example might be it I took something that belonged to someone else because I thought I deserved it more or they didn't need it as much as I did, or that it really should be mine. I would be pretty sure that was STS.

More complicated decisions (for me) would involve whether a mass murderer should be hunted down and killed. My inclination would be to incarcerate such a person and treat them humanely for the rest of their natural lives. But what if that option were not available? Then would the killing be the STO solution, or not? This is why I don't see myself running for president, so I won't have to worry about making this kind of decision.

As far as making a decision that is STS to get out of the gate fast, with the idea that I will switch over later, that is self delusion, and karma will eventually make the point for that individual (probably.)