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If Being Selfish is Wrong, I Don't Want to Be Right

Selfless: thinking of others. Selfish: thinking of yourself.

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If Being Selfish is Wrong, I Don't Want to Be Right
Isabella Sansone

You don’t like the relationship you’re in? Get out of it. You don’t like your job? Quit. You aren’t happy? It’s probably because you are looking for satisfaction and happiness in all the wrong places. Start paying attention to yourself.

I am an only child, and automatically you might assume I came out of the womb being selfish. Not true. In fact, one of my greatest joys, is being a teaching assistant and a peer mentor because I love helping others. I will honestly admit that helping others, helps me. Do I do it for a selfish reason? You could say that. It makes me feel good and bonus, I am helping others.

At the end of the day, you can say you have your friends, you can say you have your significant other and you can say you have your family, but at the end of the day, the person who knows every secret, every guilty pleasure, every sin and every act of kindness you have committed is YOU.

There is such a nasty stigma of being selfish. I know I am selfish and I don’t care if people think that because I know it’s true and I am proud. I can proudly say, “I take care of myself first” We are our own biggest enemies and also (should be) our own biggest priorities.

It is much easier to go after something that you want. When you aren’t prioritizing yourself it can make seeking out want you want quite difficult. Do it for you and think of yourself in the long run. Don’t put it off until last minute.

Be proud, stand tall and take care of the greatest gift, which is YOU.

Give yourself the credit. Follow your heart. Make choices based on what is best for you, no one else.

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