self-sacrificing

i have never understood the self-sacrificing idiot heroes i read.

the ones who care less about themselves and value others over their own well-being.

and yet our society expects us to be like that

i expect myself to be like that and bash myself when i am not

why? because you are praised when you are self-sacrificing!

because they are considered right and good

and because i expect myself to be right and good

you degrade yourself just for putting your needs before others

and it feels wrong even though you know you are doing nothing wrong.

isn't that how the world is? they expect everything to be black and white.