Self involvement is human nature. It's our nature to be concerned with ourselves because it was an evolutionary imperative to our ancestors. That's why we, as

Self involvement is human nature. It's our nature to be concerned with ourselves because it was an evolutionary imperative to our ancestors. That's why we, as evolved people living in a modern society, have to force ourselves to put things in perspective. The very existence of the phrase "put things in perspective" proves the point that our instinct is to over inflate those challenges that we face.