[ WP ] In a balanced world , anything you do to improve anything creates an exactly equal amount of harm somewhere else

It seemed hopeless, being unable to improve without harming others. I suppose all of the dirty politicians actually brought some good to the world, as a good one would just hurt even more. It seemed like the only way to survive in my world was being the worst you you can be. I'd considered suicide many times, but I talked myself out of it by pretending it would be an act of improvement, therefore harming others in the process of freeing myself from this awful system. Was balance really worth it? Do we need the yang to our yin? What if when people improved themselves, everyone else improved? That sounds too good to be true. 
 
 The next morning I got ready for work, a decent job at a fast food chain. A few minutes after I got settled in and opened shop, a homeless woman that looked to be in her early thirties walked in. She had a frail child in her arms, it's measly attempts at crying only resulting in whimpers. 
 
 She looked at me pleadingly, but I only shook my head. Then I had a sudden realization, if I gave her the food, it would be an act of self improvement, which results in something bad, so would n't that be the opposite of self-improvement? The paradox whirled around in my head, and all trust in the government went out the door. 
 
 The woman was about to leave, but I called out to her. 
 
 `` Wait! I'll buy a meal for you...'' 
 
 She looked back at me, shocked, and managed to mumble out a feeble thanks. 
 
 I made her a meal and sat down in a booth with her. The restraunt was n't that bust this early in the day. After she finished scarfing down her food, she asked me a question. 
 
 `` Why?'' 
 
 It caught me off guard, but after thinking for a few moments I told her about my sudden realization minutes before. Her eyes widened and she stared down at the table, her facial expressions going from shocked, sad, and angry. After a minute of that she looked up to me with a determined look in her eyes. 
 
 `` We need to change this.''
