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All Of These Sacrifices Will Be Worth It (I HOPE!!!)
Being selfish and selfless are opposite sides of the same coin.
I believe this to be no truer in a person's life than when wanting to find a partner to spend their life with.
Young people spend hours in the gym, toiling away to be fitter and become more capable members of society.
They get educated to find jobs with more money and prestige opportunities to help the community and advance human civilisation.
Wow, how good are these people doing these selfish acts.
But aren’t they also trying to look sexy and attractive to attract a partner.
Aren’t they also trying to signal that they are rich, powerful and important to the world to entice potential suitors.
Now I don’t come down harshly on any of the morals of doing these actions. I have been and will still be guilty of acting selfishly under the guise of selflessness.
We do need to acknowledge though as a broader society the sacrifices that some are making with the hopes of becoming better and thus meeting someone that they can support in their human flourishing.
Below is a poem that I have dabbled with to explore this concept:
