You can't touch love, but you can feel the sweetness that it pours into everything.
Anne Sullivan MacyRead
Selfishness is like a disease that suffocates our capacity to love. While love asks us to deny ourselves for the sake of another, selfishness demands we put ourselves first at their expense. When we choose to be self-centered, we become less kind and content—more needy, sensitive, and demanding. More unsatisfiable. Moodiness and impatience, laziness and irresponsibility, are only selfishness in disguise.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Selfishness hinders our ability to love others fully.
In this quote, Stephen Kendrick emphasizes that selfishness undermines our capacity for genuine love and connection. He argues that while love requires selflessness and prioritizing others' needs, selfishness leads to a toxic mindset that fosters dissatisfaction and emotional turmoil, ultimately diminishing our relationships and overall fulfillment in life.
Themes
SelfishnessLoveSelflessnessRelationshipsKindness
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during a relationship workshop to emphasize the importance of selflessness in love.
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