"I will love and care for myself as much as I love and care for my Bird. I will love and care for my Bird as much as I love and care for Others I will love and care for Others as much as I love and care for Myself..."
And so on...
If you don't have a bird, you can always replace it with any critter you cherish, be they wild or a companion, or even supplement the idea of Cody.
I feel if we get these social elements in balance, we will be in a better place collectively.
Not saying it's easy, I know it's hard to resist laying down the S A S S, but it's something we can continually strive for. NAMASEED