Is this the source of most of the unhappiness in the world today? (details inside)

“He got what he wanted and that’s the only thing that mattered”

Can most of the difficulties that we see in the world today, or for that matter, at any point in the past be attributed to this sentiment?

How many times have we put ourselves or our own happiness at the forefront and to hell with the consequences to others?

I am not saying that we are not all guilty of it, I see it on an individual and a societal level. It is just that I had never really considered it in this context before. I am not saying that we should not set goals or pursue our dreams just that it just seems to me that the pursuit or attainment of ones personal goals, without regard to or no matter what the cost or consequences to others, is a principal cause of unhappiness. At least to others.

Thoughts? Opinions?