Cloudy, with a chance of hate mail!
A few months ago over at the Ordinary Miracles blog I authored a post entitled “Lose yourself in a cause greater than yourself“. It talks about the benefits of “Losing yourself” in a cause greater than yourself and how it is the surest way to happiness. I explain that “Losing yourself” requires you to have a passion for serving others, to be loving and compassionate towards others and to be grateful for all that you are and have.
Shortly after posting it an individual posted a message in the comments section saying: “Expletive THE WORLD” (The expletive is a four letter word that starts with an “F”). I don’t know what in my post would make someone react that way. I don’t understand why my suggestion that we should give ourselves to others by serving and loving them and to be grateful could be so offensive to someone that they would make such a comment.
Of course there are a lot people who post such comments in attempts at humor, but I think this was deeper than that. I think this individual was literally annoyed at my suggestion that in order to live a full and rewarding life you have to take your eyes off yourself and put them on to others and the idea that you have to be a “servant” in order to be “served”. But perhaps his comment is just symptomatic of our “culture of narcissism” a society of total self absorption where people have retreated to personal preoccupations — getting in touch with their feelings, gyrating around gypsy gurus and self actualization.
What do you think? Read the post here then if you like come back here and post your opinion (vulgar or offensive messages will not be approved). 
Adriano
LOVE the world
