It is good to love yourself but not too much....
Greek mythology relates the story of a handsome lad, Narcissus, son of Cephisus. His mother asked the prophet if her son would live to a ripe old age and the prophet said: “If he ever knows himself.” Narcissus was proud of his beauty. Many maidens loved him, but he paid no attention to them. Echo, one of those who loved Narcissus, was so hurt by his coldness, that she faded away until only her voice remained. Another maiden uttered a prayer that he might someday feel what it was to love without return of affection. Narcissus was punished. While stooping over the edge of the river, he saw the image of a beautiful figure in the water. He talked to it, but received no reply. He tried to embrace it but failed. He languished for it not realizing that it was his own image that he loved and pined until he died. In the end he was transfigured into a flower which now bears his name. – Leo Landman
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