Love for yourself is necessary for genuine happiness.
Otherwise, u may be searching your whole life for someone else to define your worth
and be insatiable for others' attention.
When others don't give you what you want, you will feel like you are worthless.
You are not defined by others or what they think of you.
You are your own person and belong to yourself.
When you love yourself completely, then you will be able to share your love with others
and inspire them to love themselves too.
When we stop searching for outer things to make us feel worthy,
and start doing things actually good for ourselves (despite what others may think),
then that's where we start to love ourselves and begin our journey towards true happiness.
People who keep searching for "outer" things to make themselves happy will keep wanting more,
and continue feeling that there is something "missing" in their lives.
However, if they look within and try to love themselves from within,
they will feel at peace and live with gratitude.