The content explores the author's insights on the dangers of misguided altruism and the importance of self-care before attempting to help others.
i. The author reflects on the misconception that birds sing because they want to, when in reality, they may be singing to fill the void around them due to the lack of others singing. This metaphor is used to illustrate how people often try to "save" others without truly understanding their needs.
ii. The author emphasizes that when we try to help others, we often do so not because we genuinely want to help them, but because we are afraid of the same issues that have burned us in the past. We project our own fears and traumas onto others, mistaking their eyes and hands for our own.
iii. The author strongly cautions against this approach, stating that we must recognize that the people we try to help are not us, and we are not them. Helping others while only thinking about ourselves and our own salvation is an illusion that can do more harm than good.
iv. The author concludes by emphasizing the importance of self-care and personal growth before attempting to help others. Only by first helping ourselves can we truly understand the extent of how far we should go to support others without draining ourselves in the process.
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