Yet, what came clearly to me was that loving yourself is a prerequisite to Loving Thy Neighbor . Maybe that is the problem with the world. In other words, if you criticize yourself, pollute your body, and don t take time to respect your own needs then your neighbor is in for a rough time. We must start by accepting and loving our life situations and see the blessings everywhere. To love ourselves fully, we must accept our imperfections , our fears, failures, insecurities, as well as the parts of which we approve.
Love is definitely the solution to all of our ailments and to the world s problems.
Simplistic maybe, but true. Accept yourself, accept others. Love yourself, love others. If we judge ourselves harshly, it goes without saying that we will tend to judge others with the same yardstick. Once we can accept and love ourselves unconditionally, it becomes easier to love and accept others.