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oyster  ·  2771 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Can we love others without loving ourselves?

IMO If loving others didn't give us a good feeling we wouldn't know that we should do it. We know not to touch a hot burner because it would burn our hand. We also know that we can touch a soft blanket because it feels good.

If loving others didn't feel good to us how would we know to do it ? I think that's just how our senses work. For people who feel numb all the time they don't get any signal from their body that loving others is good so they go through life not working towards it.