Which Of The Four Am I?

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Which Of The Four Am I?

'There are these four types of persons found in the world. What four? Those who are concerned neither with their own good nor the good of others, those who are concerned with good of others but not their own, those concerned with their own good but not that of others, and those who are concerned with both their own good and the good of others. 

http://sdhammika.blogspot.com/2010/01/which-of-four-am-i.html

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