Dad used to say this to me when I was being Selfish - fatherhood definately beats that out of you (or Exhausts it out of you), I guess that's why it becomes so apparent to parents when their own kids are being selfish. There is a thin line between Selfish and looking after yourself - you need to take care of yourself, because if you don't and you continue to give constantly, what you are sharing with others isn't always worth getting.
I think that the most valuable thing that we have and one of the easiest to be selfish with is: our time - I heard a statistic that the average American parent spends 20 minutes a day with their child - that's completely nuts.
So we should all try to share our time more freely with those that make us feel good - that way you are sharing but sneakily being selfish because you are getting alot of benefit out of spending your most valuable resource on your loved ones... If that even makes sense?
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