Greek Mythology: Naricissus relevancy to today. vanity
Title: Greek Mythology: Naricissus relevancy to today. vanity
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Greek Mythology: Naricissus relevancy to today. vanity
Category: /Recreation & Sports
Details: Words: 2056 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Many tales have been told of Narcissus, the son of a god who fell to his peril due to his own vanity and love for himself. The story is told according to The Mythology Guide, and this is how it goes:
Narcissus was cruel not in the case of Echo alone. He shunned all the rest of the nymphs as he had done poor Echo. One day a maiden, who had in vain endeavored to
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of his eyes, my own beauty reflected."
This story contains the essence of the impact we can have on others without even knowing it. People should remember that the reflection of ourselves, in the eyes of others during our communication with them, is usually the one that we put there ourselves.
Perhaps Thoreau said it best:
What a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate" - Henry David Thoreau