Narcissism is not so bad!

The story behind Narcissus is very tragic. Narcissus is character from Greek mythology who was so mesmerized by his own reflection in a pond that he died starving looking at his own reflection. The moral that people learn from the story is that, do not value yourself too much or else you shall suffer. My moral is being handsome is curse.

I am not that good looking but I compensate it with confidence and one hell of a personality. Some call me a narcissist for that fact. Others might argue when called a narcissist but I prefer it. I prefer it because the title is a suggestion that a man or a woman is concerned about their own thought then others. Free will and independent thinking is a boon of being a narcissist. We are not puppets.

In today's world where everyone is speaking words that come from thought of others, independent thinking is a boon. Realizing the fact that you can value your own thoughts above others is not deadly but overvaluing yourself is.  I value my thoughts and others should value their own thoughts  but respect of opinions should balance the thoughts. If we do not respect opinion of others then we have little right to ask them to respect ours.

So, how do we become less of a extreme narcissist and more of an independent thinker? Well, My solution is expect the people to understand your ideas and opinions but do not expect them to accept it. Those who did accept it were the people who agree and those who disagree had the courtesy to understand your idea. Thus, a mutual understanding was established.

This is what separates a new age narcissist from the age old definition. There are some misunderstandings among people about what a narcissist is but I am sure in coming days we will help them understand our point of view! Until then think free and think new!