Ego

A man without his ego is nothing.

A man who does not possess ego is as good as dead.

Ego, defines our thoughts, our actions and the very purpose of our existence.

Yet, ego is one of the most misunderstood concept in the society. The masses who dictate the norms of the society despises ego; yet they fail to evade the plain truth about its omnipresence.

From the saint of saints, to the thief of thieves, every human who lives with the passion of life possesses ego to a great extent.

Dictionary defines ego as a person’s sense of their own value. If I; don’t have a strong sense of my own values, then can I ever do justice to myself or to the different roles I have to play in this lifetime? Role conflict would arise, if I live sans ego.

As a daughter, my ego tells me to do my parents proud. As a sister, my ego tells me to be supportive. As a friend, my ego tells me to be loyal. As a wife, my ego tells me to be affectionate. As a mother, my ego tells me to protective. As an individual, my ego tells me to follow my passion for life.

Without my ego, my roles would get blurred and I would end up becoming a shadow of my existence.

But, easier said than lived – ego is not an easy thing to nurture. Because, the society we live in, don’t understand a dime about what ego is? For them a Mother Teresa is selfless but a Hitler is egoistic. If Mother Teresa didn’t have the ego to prove her selflessness, then she wouldn’t have become the charisma that she became. This is the irony of ego. Ego is associated only with negative action and not with positive results.

I pity those people, who claim to live without any ego. Either, they lack the strength to defend their values or they fear the segregation from masses. After all, man is a social animal and its basic instinct is to fit in.

Herd mentality is for the weak hearted. Go, acknowledge your ego. Assured, it will feel good.