I fully agree to the fact that we should be happy with ourselves (love your body), enjoy ourselves, do what we want with our life, put ourselves first and all of that, but only to a certain extent. I mean, come on, we are not superman or robots who run on rechargeable batteries. We are human beings, and from an evolutionary perspective none of us would have been sitting here today, if we didn't do just a little bit caring about others (again moderately). I believe it's okay to feel hurt when people let you down or are being mean. It's okay to ask for help. It's okay to consider (or value) other opinions about you. It's okay to ask how other people are feeling and listen, even if the answer is "not so well". Sometimes you obviously have to overlook/forget about certain situations, people, and generally the whole universe (in a healthy way - just as a overkill of caring can be damaging). Yet, in the end, what's going to help you make it through life, is caring just enough, about the things you can learn and grow from. Even the situations or people that is trying to put you down can make you rise. |
Everyone keep asking: Where do you get your inspiration? From ALL OF YOU :)
To wrap this messy blog post up, my main message to you is; please love yourself, but save some of that love for somebody else too. They need it, just as much as you need them. Depending on others is not a weakness, it's what called being human. Take advantage of your "resources" (two-way street) instead of "riding on your high horse into the sunset alone (and lonely)".
Ps: I'm not really the one to give people a lesson about what is a healthy way of caring, because I have a bad habit of overdoing it. However, I rather be the person who ask you how you are, offer help or drown you in cake too often, than being the one who never does and misses out on the greatness of human relations.