Who would you call?
This took me over a decade to realize.
Odd as it sounds, I'm not the center of the universe.
Selfishness is no fault. Self preservation is a virtue.
So why is it frowned upon?
You've heard it before; I know you have. You've been told that you're not the most important thing in the world, so stop acting like it. That's where I disagree. I'm the most important thing in my world, and so it's understandable for me to act like it.
The beauty of my selfishness, however, is that I want what's best for myself. But my own happiness depends at least partially on the happiness of those I love. The people that comprise me are the ones I want to see happy, the ones that will make me happy.
So over one and a half decades after my world came into being, I've finally figured out how important it is to cherish the ones you love.
Because without your loved ones,
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