sacrifice

sacrifice

character

• sacrifice is the highest virtue
• sacrifice isn't natural - we are all innately selfish - it is an act of will

health

• you can't help anyone else until you've met your own needs
• if you are focussing on someone else when your own needs haven't been met
  • you probably aren't helping them
  • you may be focussing on them as a way to escape, suppress your own feelings
  • sacrifice doesn't really help anyone, under ordinary circumstances
    • it breeds resentment in both parties

• many people who can not accept their own (healthy) selfishness fool themselves into thinking that they are acting altruistically when they are not, when they are actually trying to control others to get others to meet their needs