Selfishly Selfless Novels & Stories

"See? Your love is selfish. You only need me for your own good." Frank was at a loss for words. He didn't know how to convince Kara anymore. "Yes, wanting you is a form of selfishness. But that way, your interests are above my interests, and your happiness becomes my happiness. Would it be selfish if I thought of you as special?" Without looking away, Frank patted the hand that was still in his grasp. "When someone makes me happy, I want to make her happier. Is that wrong?" Sensing the man's sincerity, Kara swallowed hard. In silence, she pondered how easily life could turn things around.

“Sometimes, one needs to be selfish in order to find happiness.” “Maybe you’re right,” Seth muttered. “But I’m no hero. I’m just a loyal knight. If I choose to be selfish for my own good, whatever I achieve later will lose its value.” He turned his back to leave, “You seemed to know a lot that you didn’t ask me why I’m initially here in the first place. I have to go,” he said.

Or are they just fools for choosing like that. And So Am I. Fool or whatever. Even if it hurts me again, I wish the pain that it'll cause will not be painful for him. I want to be selfless. I don't want to be selfish. Because If I did, I don't know If I can't ever move on. To be continued...

When given away instead of kept for herself. "Small Hope, you can make yourself warm. Can make yourself comfortable. Can use the power for yourself. But watch." Warmth showed her cold wolves. Struggling wolves. Suffering wolves. "You can make them warm too. Can share comfort. Can use power for others instead of just for yourself. That sharing is what makes power meaningful. What makes strength valuable? What makes ability worthwhile? Power for yourself is selfish. Power for others is love." "Share power?" baby Hope asked.

" as he said , I don't understand anything , I was like what are you talking about. "It was really hard for you ,right? it's okay to be selfish . it's okay to prior yourself first . it's okay to take their love for granted . it's okay to be yourself and live your own life " he saying a firm answer as it was the right thing to say. that's right, it's okay to be myself , because it my life from the moment I entered this body.

ELENA I AM… I AM… I am selfish. I only care about myself. I only care about what I want. No one else matters… just the goal ahead. The words echoed in my head like a bitter chant, hollow and sharp, cutting through my conscience like broken glass. Am I wrong for acting the way I did?

"Are you seriously calling my mother selfish?" "Yes!" she spat, her voice gaining strength again, fueled by a lifetime of resentment. "She was! She had all the good fortune—the love, the power, the destiny. And she never once stopped to think about how her sister felt, being left with nothing but her scraps!" "That's a huge lie," I said, my voice cold and final. "You were the selfish one. You didn't want a life of your own; you wanted to steal my mother's. In this life, you will always find someone who seems to have more. The point isn't to take it from them. It's to focus on your own path and become the best version of yourself. Your only competition should have been the person you were yes

“ im saying you shouldnt have to sacrifice everything just to feel like you are doing enough.” the shame hits fast and mean— like an old shadow rising from the floor. Selfish. That's the word that tries to latch onto me.the one i shove down hard enough to bruise. i shake my head. “ you dont get it.” “ then explain it to me,” he presses softer but more intense. i feel the sting of tears i refuse to let fall. “ i dont want to.” a beat stretches between us— long stretched thin trembling like a wire about to snap.

"Yes. We stay fluid. We keep what we've built. We choose everyone else over ourselves." He studied us. "You're certain? Even knowing you could be solid? Normal? Never scatter involuntarily again?" "Even knowing all of that. Because being solid at the cost of everyone else's freedom—that's not worth it. That's not love. That's selfishness." "Is it? You've given everything. Choosing your own happiness after all that wouldn't be selfish. That would be deserved." "Maybe. But we couldn't live with ourselves. Couldn't be happy knowing what it cost."

She's a CEO's wet dream! She's been this CEO's wet dream. And my brother's apparently. She cares so much about others that she doesn't allow herself to enjoy having any type of close relationship. I said it was selfish, but it's a mix of selfish and selfless when I really look at it. My previous girlfriends, the ones who I had fallen for and broke my heart, hurt like hell. But that doesn't mean I close myself off to the possibility of another relationship and potential heartbreak. Does that make me selfish?