Z:gnu-www-ja-rms-nyu-2001-transcript--d5dc3b-When I was going to kindergart/en

When I was going to kindergarten, the teachers were trying to teach us this attitude &mdash; the spirit of sharing &mdash; by having us do it. They figured if we did it, we'd learn. So they said, &ldquo;If you bring candy to school, you can't keep it all for yourself; you have to share some with the other kids.&rdquo; Teaching us, the society was set up to teach, this spirit of cooperation. And why do you have to do that? Because people are not totally cooperative. That's one part of human nature, and there are other parts of human nature. There are lots of parts of human nature. So, if you want a better society, you've got to work to encourage the spirit of sharing. You know, it'll never get to be 100%. That's understandable. People have to take care of themselves too. But if we make it somewhat bigger, we're all better off.