Echo and Narcissus is the story of a wood nymph (Echo) who falls in love with a boy named Narcissus. Narcissus was loved by many; however, this love was never reciprocated. He enjoyed the admiration and attention, but never felt feelings for anyone.
One day Echo, who loved talking and always had to have the last word, went behind Juno's, a goddess, back and aided Juno's adulterous husband's escape by distracting Juno with her words. Juno recognized this and cursed Echo, making it so that she could only speak what was spoken to her.
Echo went back to the woods and waited for Narcissus to come strolling through. Eventually he did and noticed Echo, and told her to come out of her hiding place so they could talk. Echo took this in the wrong way and threw herself onto Narcissus who, expectedly, rejected her love. Echo, devastated, left the woods and went to live in the mountains, suffering from grief.
Eventually the gods got tired of Narcissus' constant rejections and cursed him so that the only person he could fall in love with, he could not be with.
Narcissus came across a pool of water and gazed into it. He saw a water nymph who he instantly fell in love with. He kissed the nymph and tried to grab it to pull it closer, but the nymph disappeared. In reality, the nymph was his reflection, but he did not recognize it.
He stayed at the pool of water for his remaining life, dying there.
A narcissist I abhor is Alex Reese. He walks around with this undeserved sense of accomplishment just because he thinks he's better than everyone because he was born in Guam. He believes that Guam is superior to the States and will not stop talking about it.
An altruist I respect is Hans Stromberg. He uses his incredible baking powers for the good of humanity. Never have I seen him bring in a plate of brownies and expect something in return; for this, I thank him.
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