Self-absorption or self-sacrifice?
Another way of putting it – serving self only, versus serving others?
If we are self-absorbed, do we recognize it?
Self-absorption is only concerned with self, and the importance of self.
If we are self-sacrificing, do we recognize it?
Self-sacrificing probably is other person-centred, and doesn’t ‘blow its own trumpet’.
Most people chose ‘Both’. That seems realistic. A bit like in a plane. The cabin crew advise us to first put the oxygen mask on ourselves, then on our accompanying child.
Jesus was amazingly different. His actions showed no self-absorption, but rather self-sacrificing. Ultimately, at great personal cost, he willingly gave his life for us. Three days later, showing the truth of his predictions, he came back to life again.
“… I have not come to be served, but to serve, and to give my life as a ransom for many.”
Matthew 6:33 (NIV)(http://www.laridian.com)
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