Live for yourself or Live for others?

Yesterday, I came across an interesting question as I was browsing some blogs. The question dealt with the issue of whether your life is worth living for yourself or for others? Now at first glance, It may seem as if It's a pretty straightforward answer but if you take a second look at the question, you will have a difficult time coming to a conclusion. Am I right? Not as easy as you might think.

Well I wanted to really dive into it and see where I stood on the issue. Turns out that I was just as confused as you. My initial response was to live for others. If you live for others, you always gain joy in other's happiness, but while that may seem well and all, it would mean nothing if your not happy with yourself first. If you are not satisfied with yourself, then how can you be satisfy others? It's a very simple theory but one that is often overlooked. If your needs are not met, then how can you meet other's needs? Now, while reading this, it may seem as a selfish thought and in a sense it is. But it is my belief that there is nothing wrong with selfishness in moderation.

To be able to satisfy yourself first, and become completely content with the person that you are should be what we should all strive for, and then when we feel as if we've established ourselves, whatever is left, we can give to others. No patient wants to receive blood from a sick donor, so why should you live for others when your unable to live for yourself first?

That's just the conclusion I arrived with, but I'm sure it varies for others.