NARCISSUS

The topic is narcissus

The topic is narcissus

Introduction

Narcissus was the son of the river god Cephisus Boethius and Liriope, a water nymph. The famous seer Tiresias already had a prediction that he would live many years, as long as you do not see him. At 16, Narcissus was a handsome young man who aroused the admiration of men and women. His arrogance was such that, perhaps because of it, ignorant of the charms of others. That is when the nymph Echo, imitating what others did, and they loved it (Ulman & Paul, 2006).

Among her lovers was the nymph Echo he brutally repulsed. She spent the rest of his life in the valleys give way altogether to the point that remained his voice repeating the last word of a sentence. Artemis heard: it showed him his reflection in the clear water from a spring, and he fell in love with his own reflection in the water. Faced with this desperate passion he preferred to commit suicide.

According to another legend, he had a sister who looked like him very much and he fell madly in love; and when the girl died, he went almost every day from a source to find his image mirrored in the clear water. Since that day, he fell in love with himself. Another version is that in love with his image, loved Narcissus contemplating the reflection of water, and one day wanting to kiss his own reflection in the water, he drowned. White flowers would have appeared at the place of his disappearance, the Narcissus (Moore & Fine, 2009).

Discussion

One of the examples we will discuss for this assignment is Narcissism and Leadership. With examples such as Muammar Qaddafi and Hosni Mubarak in the news, it is not a surprise that research has shown that many leaders are narcissists. Narcissists have a knack for getting into positions of power and authority (although they likely become MORE narcissistic once they are in power). Moreover, some of these narcissists are effective leaders some are terribly effective (and evil) Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot, Stalin, the list goes on and on. But, are all narcissistic leaders evil and destructive?

Leadership scholars, Michael Maccoby, say there are "creative narcissists," in business and government. These productive creative narcissists are assertive, confident, and driven to achieve. The problem, they dispute, is to keep these narcissists in test, to keep them from over to the dark side (Graves, 2008). Maccoby suggests that the issue with narcissistic leaders is to "manage them" (since in many cases, such as appointed business leaders, we are stuck with them). Narcissistic leaders are relentless in their pursuit of goals, but they can also be ruthless, not caring much about the collateral damage that occurs. They lack empathy, are sensitive to criticism, and self-centered, believing that everyone must think the same way that they do.

Some narcissists may be sociopathic, and this explains the evil leaders throughout history it is expected that narcissistic leaders become caustic as they gain power and ...