If you focus only on yourself and neglect others, you will lose; but you will gain if you value others as much as you cherish yourself.
One of the most effective ways to overcome anxiety is to try to shift the focus of attention away from self and toward others. When we succeed in this, we find that the scale of our own problems diminishes. This is not to say we should ignore our own needs altogether, but rather that we should try to remember others' needs alongside our own, no matter how pressing ours may be
If you shift your focus from yourself to others, extend your concern to others, and cultivate the thought of caring for the well being of others, then this will have the immediate effect of opening up your life and helping you to reach out.
If you shift your focus from oneself to others, and think more about others' well-being and welfare, it has an immediate liberating effect.
There are differences between us. But it doesn't make sense to emphasize that, because my future and yours is connected with everyone else's. So we have to take seriously our concern for all of humanity. When we focus on our individuality, humanity inevitably suffers. And once humanity suffers, each one of us will also suffer.
We must realize that it is best to focus on our oneness, to re emphasize what is the same about each of us rather than dwell on what is different.
One of the most effective ways to overcome anxiety is to try to shift the focus of attention away from self and toward others.