What is the point becoming a better person?

[bemildred]

1. My conclusion has been that being a better person makes my life better.

Of course much depends on what you want, I have little interest in most of the things that people lie, cheat and steal for, so I feel no loss in the lack of them. I don't want to be important, I tried it, I was even good at it, but I didn't like it, it did not make me happy.

But anyway, there is no better reason to do or not do anything than "I do/don't want to."

With regard to the human species: clearly, we are a work in progress. It's a miracle is that we're here at all, that we are better than lizards.