You love yourself. You’re pretty sure about that. But you love your loved ones more. This knowledge is ennobling, and the feeling is larger than life. Compassion, empathy, kindness, and selflessness. The attributes of a better human being. You live for others. Your happiness depends on other people’s happiness. It is super awesome, but you’re not superhuman.

     To the good person, doing things less than selfless feels like a guilty pleasure. Even thinking of yourself as a good person feels like a stretch.

     You don’t talk about your needs and wants much. People mostly believe you can afford to not have them met. You’re strong. You’re good. Contentment and patience comes easy to you. Somehow they’re sure you&rs...

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