OutFocus Aug 2014 | Page 3

I am a Narcissist Okay, now that so many of you have read the first issuu of OutFocus, maybe it’s time you know who I am. I am a narcissist. Some of you may know what that means but here’s for the others. What’s a narcissist? Narcissus, in Greek mythology, was a loner who kept staring into a clear fresh water lake every day. Alas. He did not see the beauty of the lake. What he saw was the reflection of himself in the lake. On his death, when asked the lake about how it felt about the death of Narcissus, who gave it constant company till his death, the lake replied that it missed seeing itself in the eyes of Narcissus. Thus was the origin of the word “narcissist”. It means “man who admires himself”. Two things can be interpreted. One. Narcissus was not just any guy. He did not stare at his ugly self. He was a guy of extreme beauty. Two. The lake was a narcissist too. I believe it is not wrong to admire your own good points. At the same time, overdoing it may be a problem. Overdoing anything, in that case, can be a problem. So, be a narcissist. Love yourself. Peace! ENTS EDITOR IN CHIEF ASSOCIATE EDITOR AR MUTHU KUMAR SGA THOMAS PHOTOGRAPHER NEENA S M & SAYED M S WRITERS NIRMAL HENRY, SARU MATHI EDITORIAL 03