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Why we all need a Healthy dose of Ego and Narcissism to Achieve in life?
They’re not always bad…
The Myth of Narcissus
Most of you have undoubtedly heard of the Greek myth of Narcissus, a young man who is in love only with himself. He breaks the heart of the young girl named Echo. Because of that, the goddess of revenge- Nemesis, leads Narcissus by a pool, where he falls in love with his reflection in the water and after realizing that his love will not be returned to him — he turns into a yellow flower which, according to this myth is called the Narcissus.
The lesson that can be learned from this myth is that we humans should not be selfish, only in love with ourselves, and should not ignore other people’s needs and feelings. Thinking about ego and egoism follows the same line. We have to admit that when we hear that someone is characterized as a narcissist or a person with a big ego, we immediately get a negative perception of the person, right?
As with all other things and so with ego and narcissism.
Imagine a circle. A straight line is drawn from one end of the process to the other. At the center of the ring is a healthy dose of narcissism and ego. The more we move to the ends of the straight line, the more unhealthy and deviant forms of selfishness and ego…
