I'll be real for a second.
I've been depressed as hell the last month, and I've come to honestly realize most of the problems in my life are a direct result of my self hatred.
I hate myself, blame others for why I feel that way, or blame myself, and nothing gets resolved.
This chapter is a fantastic chapter because it's legitimate life advice from Oda/Iva.
You can't love other people if you hate yourself. Because if you want those people to love you, and you're constantly hurting yourself, you have to accept that the suffering you're giving yourself is hurting them, too. That's why self-sacrificial love doesn't work. Because if someone loves you, they don't want you to sacrifice yourself, and cut yourself up. They want you to treasure yourself.
I'm gonna try to re-read this chapter a few times after it comes out, and try to actually love myself properly. Not in a narcissistic way, but cutting out behaviors that hurt me, and actually praising myself.
I've just spent years beating the shit out of myself, and it hasn't done shit for me or anyone else.
Loving yourself isn't about justifying your flaws or making excuses. It's about treating your own self with respect.
I'm glad Sanji's CoC is a really cool meaningful emotional reveal, the fans that have been defending this character for years deserve this win so much.