+1 Very good post (Thought provoking) BUT, I'm sorry I view the whole premise to be based on to say the least, assumptions ... ie:

Very few acts of kindness are done out of a place of total selflessness. This is not to make light of people who help others. No. This is just to explain a bit of how the human mind is wired. We want to do good so we can be remembered and appreciated. It’s as simple as that.

Summation of statements:

1. "few acts of kindness are selflessness"
   Where do you get this idea ? Sorry that is just "Failed Logic"
   (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/main/logicalfallacies?from=main.youfaillogicforever)
   There is NOT ONE act that any human can do that is NOT purely "Selfish".

2. "This is how the mind is wired"
   Again where are you getting this information? You are making assumptions that build on your first statement that is actually an assumption . This is NOT how the brain (1st off, the "brain IS considered to be "wired", but NOT the "mind"), however this is NOT how the brain IS wired. Even when it is not apparent why we do things or disguised as being non selfish, upon research ("The Selfish Gene" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Selfish_Gene ) you will come to the conclusion that "All acts are acts of selfishness".

3. "We want to do good so we can be remembered and appreciated."
   EVERY act is done because it makes US FEEL GOOD !

" It’s as simple as that."
Indeed !