YOUTH: “Well, now, that is an astounding statement!
PHILOSOPHER: “Not just you, but all people who are attached to the ‘I’ are self-centered.
And that is precisely why it is necessary to make the switch from ‘attachment to self’ to ‘concern for others.’
YOUTH: “Okay, so yes, it is true that I am always looking only at myself, that, I acknowledge.
I’m constantly worried about how other people see me, but not about how I see them.
If you are saying I am self-centered, there is nothing that I can say to refute that.
But think about it like this: If my life were a feature-length movie, the protagonist would certainly be this ‘I,’ wouldn’t it?
Is pointing the camera at the protagonist really such a reprehensible thing?
You Are Not the Center of the World
PHILOSOPHER: “Let’s go over things in order. First of all, each of us is a member of a community, and that is where we belong.
Feeling that one has one’s own place of refuge within the community, feeling that ‘it’s okay to be here,’
and having a sense of belonging— these are basic human desires.
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