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Elysia -
I think you are right in that you must experience selfishness before you can experience selflessness. Thanks for stopping by.
posted by
sannhet
on March 22, 2006 at 7:59 AM
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Jaz -
Thanks! And welcome to the club. I stumble frequently.
posted by
sannhet
on March 22, 2006 at 7:55 AM
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Avant -
Precisely!
posted by
sannhet
on March 22, 2006 at 7:54 AM
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wow, some interesting questions!
I lived a so called 'selfless' life, most of my life. I put others before myself, and got walked on every time. You might be right about a path of selflessness, vs a path of selfishness, but what does it really mean to be selfless? What does it really mean to be selfish?
Grief has brought out a very selfish, self centered person in me. I think I'm learning that I need to learn what it means to be selfish, before I can learn what it really means to be 'selfless'.
I've really needed all this time to reflect, to heal, to figure out, to the best of my ability, who I am, and what I'm doing here. These are very selfish things.
But I'm starting to sense something else as well. I'm starting to sense that I want to get all I can, so I can give away all that I can...I don't want to horde anything, but at the same time, I want to learn from everything, before I give anything away.
Great post!
posted by
astromuffy
on March 22, 2006 at 4:18 AM
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Sannhet--- I always prefer the light. But, alas, sometimes still become
lost in the dark. I am working on it. Good post.
posted by
Jazwolf
on March 21, 2006 at 7:28 PM
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Sannhet
Good point. In filling myself, I become barren.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 21, 2006 at 12:53 PM
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