Echo was a wood nymph that was in love with Narcissus, but he was only capable of loving himself. One day Echo allowed Juno's cheating husband to escape by engaging Juno in a conversation so as punishment Juno took away her ability to talk and instead she was only able to repeat things people said to her. Soon after she approached Narcissus but he instantly rejected her and in her sadness Echo ran away and died of grief, soon turning into a rock so that all remained was her voice. But on the other hand Narcissus continued to make nymphs fall in love with him, only to reject him so the gods decided to make him feel the pain of loving someone who will never love you back and he ends up falling in love with his reflection in a pool of water. He too fell into a deep state of grief since his reflection couldn't love him and died by the pool of water to be replaced by a flower.
A narcissist that I abhor is Dandy from American Horror Story. He's a spoiled brat who only cares for himself and puts his mother through lots of grief by doing things that upset her, like killing people. He always finds ways to get what he wants and doesn't care if he upsets people in the process. An altruistic person I admire is my old piano teacher, Anna Wesley. When I took piano lessons from her she was always extremely kind and almost like a grandmother to me. She was a very talkative person who had stories to tell about her life at every lesson. She and her husband also volunteered in the Belgian Congo to teach the people there music and once got kicked out but was soon invited back because they enjoyed their company so much. I always admired how kind she was and would love to be like her.
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