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The Mask of Ego: How Attached are You to Yours?
by Nikki Sapp
“If you wear a mask long enough, you begin to forget who you are beneath it”- Unknown
When we think of someone who has a big ego we may think of a conceited, arrogant, self-absorbed type who looks down on others. However, ego comes in all shapes and sizes. In fact, everyone has one, it’s just the details may be different. The ego is our sense of self, the “idea” we have about who we are.
For example, a person who says “I am very religious, I am always treating others kindly, I am intelligent, I am a virtuous person,” is operating from ego just as much as someone who says “I am a hard-worker, I am about making money and meeting goals, I am a leader and a practical person who doesn’t stand for laziness.”
Both types are operating from the standpoint of who they see themselves to be. The problem is, when we become attached to who we THINK we are, and then try to convince others that this is who we are as well, we create a prison for ourselves. The person who is attached to their religion may not be willing to look at ideas or concepts from another religion because they have already made up in their mind that this is not who they are or who they want to be.
Source: http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2014/08/the-mask-of-ego-how-attached-are-you-to-yours/
