thoughts on neo-narcissism.

The neo-definition of narcissism, I feel is the inability to apply in practice the grander purpose of giving Love beyond the Return On Investment for the Self. Narcissism, deriving from Greek Narkissus was a mythological concept appropriated into english in 19th century. Presently, in the mighty entrepreneurial pursuit of a techno-enlightened humankind, it can only be defined as the lack of skill-set in emotional intelligence to distinguish between Self-love and Self-centredness. The failure to distinguish between nurturing the Self and extracting all shining minerals from the core of the Other. It is the practice of objectifying what is most preciously poetic about being Human. It is the confusion — or lack of knowledge — between distorted appropriations of eastern philosophies on non-attachment, with the authentic interpretation that, actually, (or unfortunately), that implies hard work in Honour, Honesty, Nobility. Loving with a capital L is not transactional or fractional. It is not an opt in now, and opt out anytime. It is the most sacred intentional investment the Heart can make in an Other (than the Self) — Lifting up the Other to transcend beyond earthly Humanness and become the most magical version of themselves.

All else, it is just the fucking plague.
Let them be healed with compassion.

inspired by Umair Haque’s “Seven Principles for True Love — How to Hold Someone’s Broken Wings”