Selflessness Novels & Stories

Sometimes playing safe is not bad because we need to settle on the circle where we can win the silent battle. If I want to be self-centered then I'll go for it. I'm not being selfish. I'm not being sensitive. I'm not exaggerating. I'm not arrogant. I'm not greedy. I'm not thoughtless because I just need myself. I just need myself to be my own zone and shelter. I want to let go the self blaming and self regrets that my mind and soul has. I want to be self centered. I want to be strong. I want to be my own medicine.

"Selfish?" "Oo. Una pinagkaitan mo ng ama ang anak mo at isa pa, pinagkaitan mo ang ama niyang magpakaama sa kaniya." Saad ni papa kaya napayuko nalang ako. "Pero alam kong may dahilan ka sa lahat ng desisyon mo sa buhay, anak. Hindi talaga lahat ng tao magiging agree sa mga desisyon mo. It might be selfish on their side but when they look at your side, doon nila malalaman na selfless ka sa pinili mong mangyari." Makabuluhang turan ni mama. Sumilay ang isang ngiti sa labi ko nang dahil sa sinabi ni mama. Masaya akong may nakakaintindi sa akin sa pamilya ko.

Bark when you see the circuits has no space for you to fit in. Hayaan mo na lang si Logan. Mas mabuting isipin mo rin ang sarili mo minsan. Don't be so selfless. Maging selfish ka rin minsan. Invalidate your feelings. Invalidate your opinions. Just go away. 'Yong hindi ka nila makikita. Find help as long as possible.

Hindi na nanlalamig, e. “Para sa ‘kin? I think… from what I saw around me, love is a courageous, tragic necessity. The voluntary surrender of self-sufficiency to another person, knowing that this deep, interdependent connection grants them the exclusive power to inflict profound, lasting emotional harm. You take risks. You get hurt.” Mahina siyang natawa. “And I don’t want that.” Kumunot ang noo ng kanyang kapatid. “What do you mean you don’t want that?”

Ang kabutihan ng loob niya ngayon ang naging dahilan ng malapad kong ngiti. Lesson in love- love is kind...Kind is love; love is kind. It's being selfless, caring, compassionate, and unconditionally kind. Like love, it takes practice to understand and feel it. We share love with others through kind acts such as a smile, a nice word, an unexpected deed, or a planned surprise.

According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, it is having or showing concern only for yourself and not for the needs or feelings of other people. Napabuntong-hininga ako sa nabasa ko dahil sa pagkakataong ito ang definition ko ng selfish ay ako, ang sarili ko. Palagi na lang ang sarili ko ang iniisip ko. Kabaliktaran ko naman si Ate ko na in every thing she does ay ako palagi ang unang-unang iniisip niya. Kung makakabuti ba sa akin ang isang bagay o hindi. Kung magugustuhan ko ba ito o hindi. Kung matutuwa ba ako sa desisyon niya o hindi. Mula pa noon ay ako na ang top priority ng kapatid ko pero sa halos lahat ng pagkakataon ay sarili ko lamang ang iniisip ko. Kagaya na lang ngayon.

Mas naa-appreciate ko ang tapang niya—isang tapang na hindi maingay, hindi palaban, pero matatag. Ang pagiging selfless niya na hindi humihingi ng kapalit at hindi umaasa ng pagkilala. Para sa ikabubuti ng lahat, mas pinili niyang isantabi ang sarili niyang feelings. Mas pinili niyang lunukin ang sakit kaysa ipaglaban ang kaligayahan niya. Mas pinili niyang magparaya kaysa manakit ng iba. Hindi niya ipinaglaban si Dad.

Mga lasing na din. "Ba't ayaw mong baguhin naman mantra mo? Kung mahal mo, 'wag mo pakawalan. Gawan mo ng paraan na baguhin ang tadhana, " ani Cole. Tinawanan ko na lang. Magkakaiba pa rin kami ng pananaw sa buhay. Some of us tend to be selfish when it comes to love. I'm not saying that their principles are wrong. Pero iba kasi ako, I go for selfless love.

“Kung hindi mo naman…kung hindi mo naman mamasamain.” “O-Oo naman.” “Ganyan ka ba talaga mag-isip.” Tila nang-iinsulto ito. “Sa totoo lang huh. You think what you did is selfless? Kasi mahal mo siya? No I think what you did is selfish!” Binigyang diin pa nito ang huling sinabi. Ang initial reaksyon ng lahat ng tao kapag may ibang taong nagkumento sa desisyon niya sa buhay ay magalit. Hell. April’s automatic reaction of course is range!

"Starting from now on, never ever think about other people's feelings. Just think about yours and the people you love. Can you promise me that, baby?" Tears started to form around my eyes. I nodded my head at him...slowly. I slowly realize that throughout my life, I would always think about other people's feelings and emotions. I was afraid that I might hurt them...never realizing that it is my self whom I am hurting already. I was selfless since then. Lagi kong sinunod kung ano man ang sinasabi ng iba because I felt like they are more knowledgeable than me when it comes to life.