Thank you for your interest, but you are just another Narcissus.
Narcissus sat daily beside a lake to contemplate his own beauty. He was so fascinated by himself that, one morning, he fell into the lake and drowned. At the spot where he fell, a flower was born, which was called narcissus.
When Narcissus died, the godesses of the forest appeared and found the lake, which had been fresh water, transformed into a lake of salty tears.
"Why do you weep?" the godesses asked.
"I weep for Narcissus," the lake replied.
"Ah, it is no surprise that you weep for Narcissus," they said, "for though we always pursued him in the forest, you alone could contemplate his beauty at hand."
"But... was Narcissus beautiful?" the lake asked.
"Who better than you to know that?" the godesses said in wonder. "After all, it is by your banks that he knelt each day to contemplate himself!"
The lake was silent for some time. Finally, it said:"I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. I weep because, each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected."
--from the Alchemist
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Were Narcissus and the Lake ever in love with each other? Never. They were just in love with themselves; from the start til the end.
For years, those who approached me could only see their reflections in me but they could never see me through--well, they didn't actually care about that. They think they are in love with me, but in fact they are just in love with themselves. They are what they desire, from the start til the end.
How much do you know about me? Do you care about how I think? Do you know who I am? People come to me just because I care, not because they care.
Sorry.
You are just another Narcissus.
posted by 燒米餅 @ 11/23/2007 06:33:00 pm
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