serving others
Assisting fellow humans
Serving others means acting for the benefit of people beyond oneself—helping, assisting, or working on their behalf.
The phrase often carries moral or spiritual weight, implying selflessness or duty: She dedicated her life to serving others.
It appears frequently in religious contexts, volunteer work, and discussions of leadership philosophy, where the idea is that true leaders prioritize those they lead.
- helpingSingle portion given
- lending a handProviding assistance to another
- helping handSupport given to another
- selflessConcerned with others' welfare
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
charity · soup kitchen · giving · kindness · paying it forward · hospitality · waitress · butler · ministry · sacrifice · compassion · love thy neighbor · humble · generous · devoted · caretaker · nurse · missionary
- Christian serviceministry, deacons, deaconess, deaconship, servanthood
serving othersself-interest
Concern for personal advantage
selfishness · self-serving · looking out for number one · self-centeredness · egoism
serving othersgreed
Excessive desire for wealth
avarice · self-indulgence · hedonism · callousness · selfishness
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