Ego is the bane of life but yet without pride in self, there is no push for life. Without pride, there is no self appreciation or what psychologists refer to as self-esteem.
There is much hype in religion about surrendering the self and be one with God. This may be misused by unscrupulous men to manipulate the lives of others in the name of God and saints.
"You better not do this or that. You better give up. You better not think of greatness and enrich yourself." These and many more exhortations they will come up with to hound you.
Often, they will end up making you poorer and give up on life, so that they can be better than you and in better position to call the shots. They will be the leader and you be led by them.
This is like the alpha mentality of a pack of wolves, led by alpha leader. They in fact need to have a bigger ego to control you and the best way is to tell you not to have the ego or at least have smaller ego.
This is like the alpha mentality of a pack of wolves, led by alpha leader. They in fact need to have a bigger ego to control you and the best way is to tell you not to have the ego or at least have smaller ego.
Like everything else in life, moderating the ego or self image is necessary so that one does not suffer from endless attachment or clinging. It is necessary to have the basic ego that propels one forward in life and not give up on life.
This confidence or self esteem, the good basic pride in self, in fact the basic ego is needed to ensure one does not go overboard and crash one's life in incessant wants. There is need to have the peace in life.
Going for more especially in greedy buffet fashion is a mistake. Giving up life or the ego for life is wrong but going for too much, biting off too much than we can chew is wrong as well. There will be no peace either way, only strife and no life.
If one loves life, one values one's own life and that of others. One will neither deny or give up life nor indulge and trash one's life
If one loves life, one values one's own life and that of others. One will neither deny or give up life nor indulge and trash one's life
Ego may be a bane in life but without ego or pride in what we do in life, there is no gain in life. The best gain is one that is realistic that we cannot have everything and should not go for nothing.
There is need for the optimum in between nothing and everything, so that one can have the peace of life come what may - the ups or the downs, the gains or the losses. To do so, we must moderate life. Otherwise, peace of life is not within reach.
There is need for the optimum in between nothing and everything, so that one can have the peace of life come what may - the ups or the downs, the gains or the losses. To do so, we must moderate life. Otherwise, peace of life is not within reach.
Do think again. Many say that ego is bad but not necessarily so. Do not blame ego for all your problems. Your problems are due to your approach in life.
You must have self esteem, some pride in being able to do things well and handle issues in life. You need to have pride, and resilience cannot be there if you do not value yourself. Valuing your good self, isn't that ego as well?
Do not blame ego for all your problems. Ego is self entity. There is the life in everyone of us. This must be the individual self or ego. Even God and saints have identity of their own but unlike us, they are everywhere - omnipresent.
No one in the right mind will say God and saints are egoistic and bad but they have omnipresent self. Isn't this self too ego of sorts?
Do not discredit ego or self identity. Do not blame ego or self thought for all problems. Pride in self, thinking for self cannot be all bad. How else can one be spurred on to arrive both spiritually and mundane?
There are the wholesome aspects to ego. Let's say there is the good side and the bad side to self pride or ego. Please have compassion for self and do not belittle your ego, your good self. That would be the extreme one should avoid beside over pushing your ego.
Have some esteem for self and cherish yourself for what you are. But do not fear or harm your ego or others. Do not fear to point you demolish your good self.
You need to appreciate self but not go overboard. There is need for checks and balance but no fear please. Fear is a tool some odd men of religion and dictators use to subdue you into submission. This is an animal instinct inherent in man and should not be encouraged but archived.
There are the wholesome aspects to ego. Let's say there is the good side and the bad side to self pride or ego. Please have compassion for self and do not belittle your ego, your good self. That would be the extreme one should avoid beside over pushing your ego.
Have some esteem for self and cherish yourself for what you are. But do not fear or harm your ego or others. Do not fear to point you demolish your good self.
You need to appreciate self but not go overboard. There is need for checks and balance but no fear please. Fear is a tool some odd men of religion and dictators use to subdue you into submission. This is an animal instinct inherent in man and should not be encouraged but archived.
Please note that this post is meant to be thought provoking, so that men do not end up taking what they read as gospel truth, so that men can be more thoughtful, analytical, critical and discerning.
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