Narcissus is in the woods hunting deer when he sees a nymph named Echo. Echo falls in love with Narcissus due to a curse that has been put on her but Narcissus is not interested in Echo. Echo stays in love with Narcissus until she withers away and never gets nay attention from Narcissus. Narcissus is again hunting in the forest and finds a pool of water where he sees his reflection but does not realize that it is himself. He falls in love with his reflection and when he realizes that it himself he gets so upset that he kills himself.
In this myth, Narcissus is obviously a narcissist and doesn't seem to have any altruistic qualities. In the real world, things are not always that cut and dry. In my opinion, everyone is a narcissist at some point and every is an altruist at some point as well. There are situations where everyone is wrapped up in themselves their needs and there are points where everyone puts others needs above there own. Just because someone possesses both qualities it doesn't mean that they are equally balanced. There are people who have more of Narcissus in them and there are those who are more altruistic. Just like most things in this word, there is no clear cut distinction in this situation.
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