: Now, back to people. Such a thing is illustrated in the story of Narcissus.
: If you take pleasure ONLY in viewing your own beauty, then that's vanity
: or narcissism.

Or perhaps it is possible to have contentment without vanity, in the same way you can be confident without being arrogant.

But who knows, I don't have the telepathic power to read all mankind's inner thoughts and drives like you do.