Chris

“People sometimes say their feelings are hurt. But our feelings can’t be hurt! It is the ego that hurts – my sense of self, my identity. Our feelings are fine! It is my ego that hurts.”
― Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness

“it is the normal state of the human heart to try to build its identity around something besides God.”
― Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness

“That is what our egos are doing all the time. Doing jobs we have no pleasure in, doing diets we take no pleasure in. Doing all kinds of things, not for the pleasure of doing them, but because we are trying to put together an impressive curriculum vitae.”
― Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness

“I can actually enjoy things for what they are. They are not just for my résumé. They are not just to look good on my college or job application. They are not just a way of filling up the emptiness. Wouldn’t you want that? This is off our map. This is gospel-humility, blessed self-forgetfulness. Not thinking more of myself as in modern cultures, or less of myself as in traditional cultures. Simply thinking of myself less.”
― Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness