STO or STS

[anagogy]

Was prompted to start this thread by the following in Edgar Cayce's quote for the day from ARE:

Think on This...
For, while selflessness is the law, to belittle self is a form of selfishness and not selfless.
~Edgar Cayce

From my perspective, the explanation behind this quote is that selfishness is a matter of making the self out to be different in value than other peoples selves. Service to others is about equality, balance, fairness, unity. When you exalt the self, or belittle the self, you are making it different in value than other selves. All selves are of equal value because they all are the creator. Therefore, value is everywhere, and when it is greater in some selves and less in other selves, whether that self be you or another, it constitutes a form of selfishness.