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In this dependence and reciprocity of labour and of the satisfaction of needs, subjective self-seeking turns into a contribution to the satisfaction of the needs of all others — into the mediation of the particular through the universal, as a dialectical movement — so that, in that each acquires, produces, and enjoys for himself, he thereby also produces and acquires for the enjoyment of the rest. |200| This necessity, which lies in the all-round interweaving of the dependence of all, is now, for each individual, the universal, permanent resource (see § 170), which contains for him the possibility, through his culture and skill, of participating in it, so as to be secured for his subsistence — just as this acquisition, mediated through his labour, preserves and increases the universal resource.

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    § 199: Self-seeking becomes a contribution

    Each person works for himself. Each wants to earn and enjoy. And yet in doing so he also works for all the others.

    How is this possible?

    Because all depend on each other. The shoemaker makes shoes to earn money. But in this way he supplies others with shoes. Self-seeking turns into a contribution for all.

    A shared wealth:

    In this way, a kind of shared wealth of society arises. Each person can take part in it through his culture and his skill. In this way he secures his livelihood. And through his labor he increases the shared wealth in turn.

    Summary: Because all depend on each other, the self-seeking of each person serves all. So a shared wealth arises. Each takes part in it through culture and skill.

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