The older I get the more I believe some version of this. It's related to empathy somehow. I think we're inherently self-centered, but that we also recognize ou

The older I get the more I believe some version of this. It's related to empathy somehow. I think we're inherently self-centered, but that we also recognize ourselves within others, and don't desire suffering for ourselves, hence we don't desire it for others. Also I've had a few moments of something similar to deja vu in my life, except it was the realization that I was the continuation of my father's life. And I catch glimpses of this in my children (though I don't believe they're yet consciously aware of it).