How do you usually understand the idea of ‘selfishness’? Do you agree with Kisa Gotami that she was being ‘selfish in her grief’?

How do you usually understand the idea of ‘selfishness’? Do you agree with Kisa Gotami that she was being ‘selfish in her grief’?

Answer: ‘Selfishness’ means being concerned only about one’s own interests without caring for others. Yes, it can be said that Kisa Gotami is ‘selfish in her grief’. She was so grieved at her son’s death that she was not able to understand that death is something that strikes all beings. If we take the usual sense of the word ‘selfish’, then calling Kisa Gotami selfish would be inappropriate, because every person becomes selfish in his/her grief.