Yes, we are all pre-disposed to be selfish and self-centered, to one degree or another, from birth. But as we mature as human beings we are supposed to learn how to compromise our own interests where necessary and realize how much more we actually gain by putting our personal interests second to those of family, friends and neighbors. Your H sounds like a wounded animal who blindly strikes out at anyone around them in his pain. I've said it before, he needs to wake up.
