Chapter 1: What is Self-Love?

“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace.”

• John Lennon

Self-Love.

What if I told you that Self-Love could drastically change the world?

Big claim, right?

Self-Love is one of the most important ideas in human history. What if I told you that Self-Love was responsible for the Mozarts and Steve Jobs of the world? Would you give me a chance to explain myself or would you write me off then and there? What if I told you that the solution to world poverty is simply Self-Love? You would think I’m crazy! You might even be thinking, “Those kids in the Congo don’t need Self-Love, they need food!” What if I told you that Self-Love could solve most problems in your relationships? That doesn’t seem as far-fetched a claim and yet all of what I’ve stated is true, Self-Love truly is the answer to most problems.

Even though Self-Love is the solution to many of our problems, you rarely hear about it on television or in the newspapers. You’ll struggle to find a scientific study that quantifies Self-Love. Self-Love is seemingly absent from all popular scientific literature and I’ll bet you never had a class about Self-Love anywhere in school, from elementary to university.

Before we go any further, we must understand the meaning of “Self” and the meaning of “Love”. “Self” is defined as, “a person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action.” “Love” is defined as “an intense feeling of deep affection.”

This is a small excerpt of what is to be expected from this book!