I have been struck by what, to me, personally, are some contradictions in my personal philosophy, especially as it has to do with Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged. Here it is in a nutshell:

As an individual, I seek for my own best interests. I believe the John Galt line: "I swear by my life, and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."

As a Christian, I seek to do good to others, to give freely to help those in need. I could quote scriptures to show this doctrine, but those who are Christian already know it, and those who are not Christian probably already know it well enough.

I am NOT wanting religion bashing or "that's what you get for being stupid enough to believe" responses. What I am asking is for those who have this duality in their life, how do they, personally put the two together. I will respond with how I do it after submitting this.