Narcissism (n) - excessive or erotic interest in one's self and one's physical appearance; extreme selfishness, with a grandiose view of one's own talents and craving for admiration, as characterizing a personality type.
Narcissism has such a negative connotation attached to it. But is it really that bad to be proud, confident and enjoy being admired?
I have never claimed that I wasn't narcissistic, but this brought up an interesting discussion with a friend the other day.
Do we, as human beings, really do things out of the kindness of our hearts or do we have some sort of selfish vendetta empowering us to do "good deeds"?
At first, I was dead against this notion. I'm a nice person! I do things out of the kindness of my heart! But my feelings get hurt when I don't get the "Thank you!" I had hoped for. And I always do things for girls, but rarely ever for guys. After further speculation, I realized just how selfish everything I do actually is. If you disagree with this notion and you think that you do something that is completely unselfish please feel free to disprove me. Just because I haven't thought of something doesn't mean that there isn't something out there.
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