absentminded

i thought that if I sacrificed myself, things would be better. 

what are you talking about? 
who do you think you are to be making "sacrifices"?

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no one's asking you to live a life of sacrificing and being sacrificed. 

what child, parent or friend would wish that for a loved one?

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but that’s how everyone lives -- everyone plays a function in their role. 

we're all sacrificing as a means to an end for the greater good.

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all I'm saying is don't feel the pressure to do more than you need to do. 

take care of what needs to be done. 
first, for yourself, then for the greater good.

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it's two in the same. 

you're just rationalizing the fact that you're letting yourself live a crappy life.