SELF LOVE is not SELFISH

In the world where everyone is busy thinking about themselves and the needs of their loved one's, where nowadays extended families are almost no where seen and number of nuclear families rise daily, The concept of SELF LOVE and SELF CARE is mostly misinterpreted. People who think about themselves and keep themselves on priority are considered SELFISH.

There are lot of misconceptions related to self-care like

> It requires a lot of time

> people who practice self-care tend to forget others around them

> They become demanding and look for comfort everywhere(don't remain flexible enough to adjust in adverse conditions)

and the greatest of them is, "SELF LOVING people are SELFISH".

According to me all these allegations on the practice of Self Care are wrong. Loving yourself doesn't make you demanding but knowing yourself makes you more understanding towards the problems of others because then you actually start thinking what would have happened if you were stuck in the same condition. Developing such kind of thought is only possible when you really know about yourself and analyse your behavior and emotions. We don't tend to turn blind eye towards people around us in need but with open mind try to complete their needs as we know how essential it is to remain in an environment which is according to our needs.

Self-care doesn't make an individual harsh, stubborn or competitive towards others. That are generally taken into account as traits of selfish people. Self-Care brings out the positivity inside us as when we are happy, comfortable and satisfied within ourselves we spread happiness all around. We become loving and understanding, Loving oneself makes us fit and healthy as well.

In short what makes self love different from selfishness is : SELF LOVE IS ABOUT BEING KIND, SYMPATHETIC AND CARING TOWARDS YOURSELF TAKING YOURSELF INTO ACCOUNT WITHOUT TURNING BACK TO OTHERS. IT"S NOT ABOUT ONLY BEING INTO YOURSELF AND FORGETTING WORLD AROUND YOU. ITS ABOUT KNOWING YOURSELF MORE TO KNOW ABOUT OTHERS AS WELL.

- Rumish Ali Saif