Feeling very much under the weather at the moment, I’ve caught a bad cold and it’s quite hard refraining from over-extending myself as I normally would. I have some photo posts to catch up on!
In the meantime here’s something I came across recently that I thought I should share - a thought provoking article about selfish love, equal love, a creed that Objectivist Ayn Rand has always stood for..
“Love is not self-sacrifice, but the most profound assertion of your own needs and values. It is for your own happiness that you need the person you love, and that is the greatest compliment, the greatest tribute you can pay to that person.”
– Playboy’s Interview with Ayn Rand, March 1964
While mainly about romantic love I think the values discussed in this article applies to all important relationships that we forge because the people closest to our hearts are our equals and to be loved and appreciated in return for who you are rather than what you sacrifice is the most honest form of love there is.
Link: “I love you, because I love myself”