THE SUNDAY SUNDRIES
The other day, while interacting with officer trainees in Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, I read out the Greek mythology related to Narcissus to trigger revulsion in their minds against the tendency to stare at a self-painted, self-flattering, make-belief reflection in their own minds about their own ultimate truthfulness, sincerity, professionalism, efficiency, integrity, and all virtues which others may or may not find in them. Self esteem is no doubt vital for a healthy personality. Irrationally exaggerated self esteem leads to egotism. If we jump across the limit of egotism beyond what is acceptable as a normal human aberration, we end up having psychological disorders, disturbing behavior patterns, and inter-personal responses replete with disdain for others .
I thought of sharing it with my friends in all walks of life, because all of us, in our own respective spheres, should constantly strive to immunize ourselves against this disease.
**********************
Narcissus (mythology)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Greek mythology, Narcissus (/nɑːrˈsɪsəs/; Greek: Νάρκισσος, Narkissos) was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty. He was the son of the river god Cephissus and nymph Liriope. He was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him. Nemesis noticed this behavior and attracted Narcissus to a pool, where he saw his own reflection in the water and fell in love with it, not realizing it was merely an image. Unable to leave the beauty of his reflection, Narcissus lost his will to live. He stared at his reflection until he died. Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself and one’s physical appearance.
