Where does ego come from?
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Where does ego come from?
Some folks are out there and other folks less so. All mediated by ego. Is this intrinsic at birth? Does it form by experience? When did you realise you had substance in the world? or are you humble?
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Re: Where does ego come from?
I think the source of ego varies from person to person. The more in control of my life I am (for good or bad) the more ego I have. So when I screw up, I blame myself. When I achieve something I feel proud and accomplished. When my life was being made miserable by my ex wife, I had very little ego. When I told her I wanted a divorce I suddenly had lot of it as I took control of my life back. Not saying that's how everybody is, but that's how I am.
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Re: Where does ego come from?
The lyrics to a song by one of my favourite 70s Aussie bands, Skyhooks:
Ego Is Not A Dirty Word
If I did not have an ego I would not be here tonight
If I did not have an ego I might not think that I was right
If you did not have an ego you might not care the way you dressed
If you did not have an ego you'd just be like the rest
Ego is not a dirty word
Ego is not a dirty word
Ego is not a dirty word
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
If Jesus had an ego he'd still be alive today
And if Nixon had no ego he might not be in decay
If you did not have an ego you might not care too much who won
If I did not have an ego I might just use a gun
Ego is not a dirty word
Ego is not a dirty word
Ego is not a dirty word
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
Some people keep their egos in a bottom drawer
A fridge full of Leonard Cohen
Have to get drunk just to walk out the door
Stay drunk to keep on goin'
So if you got an ego
You better keep it in good shape
Exercise it daily
And get it down on tape
Ego is not a dirty word
Ego is not a dirty word
Ego is not a dirty word
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
Ego is not a dirty word
Ego is not a dirty word
Ego is not a dirty word
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
Ego is not a dirty word
Ego is not a dirty word
Ego is not a dirty word
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
Ego
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Re: Where does ego come from?
Is that building ego, or grown confidence, Drewish?Drewish wrote: When my life was being made miserable by my ex wife, I had very little ego. When I told her I wanted a divorce I suddenly had lot of it as I took control of my life back. Not saying that's how everybody is, but that's how I am.
I know what you mean though, as I experienced the same 'liberation'. We'll gloss over the following abject depression and suicidal tendencies...
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Re: Where does ego come from?
It's mostly built in. Some may be just dormant. The more we are in a situation where we have to go kill the guys behind the hill ( because they have the same plan, to kills us), the more it comes out active.
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Re: Where does ego come from?
Ego is closely tied to the soul, of my boots as I scram in the opposite direction.Tero wrote:It's mostly built in. Some may be just dormant. The more we are in a situation where we have to go kill the guys behind the hill ( because they have the same plan, to kills us), the more it comes out active.
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Re: Where does ego come from?
The ego posits itself.Scumple wrote:Ego is closely tied to the soul, of my boots as I scram in the opposite direction.Tero wrote:It's mostly built in. Some may be just dormant. The more we are in a situation where we have to go kill the guys behind the hill ( because they have the same plan, to kills us), the more it comes out active.
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"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
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Re: Where does ego come from?
You are all figments of my imagination...
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Re: Where does ego come from?
A solipsist walked into a bar, realised that he was imagining it all and disappeared.
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