The guilt is real. I experience it all the time. If we do too much for other people, we lose ourselves and become a shell of a person. If we do too little, that guilt comes crashing down, and we still feel like we aren't ourselves, because to be human is to care for and shower our efforts onto other people. Where is the middle ground? How can we fulfill our own needs but still be giving members of society?
The guilt is real. I experience it all the time. If we do too much for other people, we lose ourselves and become a shell of a person. If we do too little, that guilt comes crashing down, and we still feel like we aren't ourselves, because to be human is to care for and shower our efforts onto other people. Where is the middle ground? How can we fulfill our own needs but still be giving members of society?
I did an interview with an acquaintance recently and we had an interesting conversation about what being a productive member of society means.