A.C.C.-Is It Always OK to "Look Out for #1?"

I believe that "looking out for number one" is a rule that depends on certain situations. For example, would you rather sharpen your pencil before or after someone behind you in line even though you've been waiting longer? But if there was someone more important for the safety of the people about to be tossed into boiling lava, would you save yourself or sacrifice yourself for the good of the people? So I believe that you are given choices for you to decide. If you do whatever someone asks you to do no matter the circumstances, people will see you as an easy target to do their dirty work. If you don't do anything to help other people at any time in your life, people will see you as an inconsiderate jerk that helps nobody but himself (A.K.A a Scrooge). So I believe that you should vary these "looking out for number one" situations.

A Christmas Carol (Scrooge's Diary)

December 24
Whenever I walk around just to get food or supplies, the children in their winter coats and winter shoes yelling "Merry Christmas!" always ambushing me. If only people could understand what Humbug this Christmas really is! Businesses not getting any richer, town beggars not getting any healthier, having to freeze in the corners of the square with nothing but a "Merry Christmas" as an attempt to make them feel any better. Bah Humbug! Once this is over, I'll have another year until I have to hear the shrewd bells and off-tone carols played by the insignificant children on "Christmas."
For another day,
Ebenezer Scrooge

The Pearl

Kino sees his family becoming rich and sees hope for Coyotito in the pearl. He sees Coyotito going to school, learning how to read and write, and making it out of this scorpion bite alive.

Juana sees jealousy, greed, and destruction in the pearl. She just wants the pearl destroyed, for it is bringing a deep, burning jealousy out of many others, as well as greed.

The doctor sees money, money, and more money in the pearl, for he is the one that'll supposedly cure Coyotito. If he doesn't poison him...

Their neighbors see Kino's family becoming healthy, rich, and educated townspeople. That makes them extremely jealous and angry towards Kino. They all believe that they were put on this Earth by God Almighty and meant to be peasants, but they are mad at Kino for trying to be something he never thought he was going to be.

The townspeople are all curious as they are jealous. They all want to see how much money Kino gets for this gigantic pearl, but they also want all of that money.

The priest knows that Kino was blessed by the almighty Lord to find that pearl, and for that he is happy towards Kino. But he also has the same feelings as everyone else-greed and envy.