Abnegation is a type of "surrender", but it is understood as a personal and total surrender that an individual makes, that is, in body, mind and soul, that is why it is defined or given the synonym of sacrifice. Self-denial is a higher form of generosity, selflessness, detachment, and altruism, being primarily a sacrifice of will and the affections of one's own coexistence. It is a situation in which you feel the need to want to seek the good of others, even when it goes against your own good, or even life itself (your own).
It is important to bear in mind that such surrender or detachment does not occur spontaneously or for no reason, in reality the opposite happens, for this level of generosity to exist, there must be an object that bases its reason on the range of importance that it contains, that is, the reason for which such sacrifice is made must be adequate and convenient. Self-denial can be understood as a virtue that some human beings have, as it occurs voluntarily, (without requiring someone else).
People who make themselves known for this way of life generally seek to help others, (assisting the poor, sick or most in need). Mostly this is a way of life of religious people (such as nuns or priests, but also of a common religious, because in general they do not live as they want, but their life is based on the mandates of God), it is known that there is also the self-denial that a mother suffers, who is capable of doing anything for the welfare of her child, because the love she feels for him is so great that she does not mind sacrificing anything, because nothing is more important to she.
El hecho de renunciar a sí mismo y a los intereses personales es motivado por la filantropía (ayudar al prójimo sin esperar nada a cambio), en otras palabras, el objeto de la abnegación es poder lograr el bien supremo.
