Me"Self-love implies the care, respect, and responsibility for and knowledge of the self. Without loving one's self one cannot love others. But do not confuse self-love with self-centeredness...."There is a difference between insisting that we regard ourselves as important (which is self-love) and insisting we always feel good about ourselves(which is synonymous with constantly preserving our self-esteem). "Understanding
and making this distinction is crucial to our self-knowledge. In order
to be good, healthy people, we have to pay the price of setting aside our
self-esteem once in a while, and so not always feel good about ourselves.
But we should always love ourselves and value ourselves, even if we shouldn't
always esteem ourselves."
M.
Scott Peck,
Further Along The Road Less Traveled
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