In Love With Self
The young man Narcissus saw his reflection in the water. He found it so beautiful that he fell passionately in love with it. From that time on he did not worry about anyone else and found no competitor for his great love of self. It got so far that one day he reached down into the water and wanted to embrace his reflection. In doing so he fell in and drowned.
_ A Roman fable
“Love your neighbour as yourself,” which indirectly means ‘love yourself first.’ Love and appreciation for oneself is important and necessary; or else we will not take care of ourselves. But it must not be to the extent that we exclude others from the ambit of our love, or in other words, it should not be excessive as in the case of Narcissus. “Too much is too bad.”
About the author: Fr. Jose Kaimlett
Rev. Dr. Jose Kaimlett has been a Catholic Priest from April 1966. He has a doctorate in Canon Law. He is a great visionary who has been contributing enormously to the Catholic Church and to the society at large both as a missionary and philanthropist. He is the founder of Heralds of Good News (HGN), Sisters of Good News (SGN) and Missionaries of Compassion (MoC). These three communities (together) have inspired hundreds of young men and women to dedicate their lives for serving the society at various levels.
He has established numerous educational, health and charitable institutions in India and abroad. He is currently engaged in developing a full-fledged Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, and a Centre for Higher Education in Tanzania.
