You will only understand why only if you have children. There is joy and hope that one day they might be the ones to make society better. It is far from narcissism and self-centeredness. Good parents sacrifice a lot and to do their absolute best for their children. Don’t get depressed and most importantly, do not lose your hope!
I wish I could agree with you. But I don’t and stand by my original statement. For what it’s worth, I’m old, as in my only kid is an adult. I love him and cherish him and would do anything in the world for him, and as far as I know, he feels the same about me. He’s received an education, has a professional job, etc. Despite all that, I still think it was a shitty, narcissistic thing for me to do, given the current state of the world. It maybe wasn’t so obvious decades ago, but there is no excuse these days.
