Selfless or Selfish "Love?"

Selfless nor Selfish Love?

Selfless 

adjective self·less \ˈsel-fləs\

Simple Definition of selfless

: having or showing great concern for other people and little or no concern for yourself

Full Definition of selfless

: having no concern for self :

self·less·ly adverb

self·less·ness noun

Selfish

adjective self·ish \ˈsel-fish\

Simple Definition of selfish

: having or showing concern only for yourself and not for the needs or feelings of other people.

Full Definition of selfish

1: concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others

2: arising from concern with one's own welfare or advantage in disregard of others <aselfish act>

3: being an actively replicating repetitive sequence of nucleic acid that serves no known function <selfish DNA>; also : being genetic material solely concerned with its own replication <selfish genes>

self·ish·ly adverb 

self·ish·ness noun

Love

noun \ˈləv\

Simple Definition of love: a feeling of strong or constant affection for a person

: attraction that includes sexual desire : the strong affection felt by people who have a romantic relationship

: a person you love in a romantic way.

"When you are in love, it means that the person you love is of great personal, selfish importance to you and to your life. If you were selfless, it would have to mean that you derive no personal pleasure or happiness from the company and the existence of the person you love, and that you are motivated only by self-sacrificial pity for that person's need of you. I don't have to point out to you that no one would be flattered by, nor would accept, a concept of that kind. Love is not self-sacrifice, but the most profound assertion of your own needs and values. It is for your own happiness that you need the person you love, and that is the greatest compliment, the greatest tribute you can pay to that person." 

― Ayn Rand

"There's more than what the eye can see, the heart can love, and the brain can understand."

― Louise Philippe Dulay

"In the beginning, the price of giving great love is risking that it won't be returned. Until you understand, of course, that great love is always returned. With interest."

― Mike Dooley

"Selfless love means to love regardless of your personal needs. You love whole heartedly without loving yourself, without any personal gain. It is the opposite of selfish love."

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