Good intentions -- how much do they mean to you?

[Edwardo Piet]

I think that if you do something with good intentions you inevitably do it for yourself also.
Even if it's just to get that buzz out of doing something nice for someone.
I think a lot of people confuse which way the good intention is headed.

IMO getting pleasure from successfully helping others with their consent is certainly a better intention than getting pleasure from harming others -- regardless of ultimate selfishness.

Simply put: Helpful intentions are good intentions; malicious intentions are bad intentions. I think the whole selfish/selfless thing confuses the issue.

That's my take on it anyway.