Us people are emotional creatures. I would like to think all living beings have emotions. When we are happy we’ll feel it just like when we are sad. Most of the emotions we feel are tied into our ego. When our view of ourselves is stroked when tend to be in a state of bliss versus when we are belittled it can make us sad or even angry. When we start fights or are joyous it is tied into our ego. How we view ourselves is a big part of emotions and our emotion tends to control our decision making. Putting aside our ego and thinking without emotion but with logic is important to making sound and rational decisions.

A lot of people’s biggest mistakes are made when they start thinking too highly of themselves. When people start their journey by riding on their high horse they are already setting themselves up for failure. Having delusions of grandeur is a serious issue in the mental health field. When people start thinking they are better than everyone else around them, they act as narcissists and view loved ones as objects. They believe by some divine right that they are superior to others. That is a destructive mindset to have. Their ego is bigger than their life. They often from my experience have a hidden drug addiction and those drugs only fuel their narcissism. They live outside of themselves and eventually, their world comes crashing down on them in an insistent. Their view of themselves is broken and they are humbled horribly. This all has to do with their ego in relation to the world. They feel they are better then and it will never be them, until it is them. The Buddha teaches that we are all equal on this earth and that we can’t escape the four noble truths of the world. That we are born into suffering and the escape of suffering only leads to bigger and worse suffering. When karma hits these narcissists it hits hard.

When people think poorly of themselves they tend to find fault in everything and everyone around them. They seem to be in a perpetual set of either sadness or anger. Looking for some sort of wrong doing to them by themselves or others. This feeling of sorrow and self-pity makes life unbearable to live for them. Their ego is so small they feel that everyone hates them or that nobody likes them. The truth is they aren’t fond of themselves for whatever reason. Most of the time they have been hurt and feel like they will be mistreated, or at least expect it. They often lean to the consumption of alcohol or marijuana to numb the pain. People with very small egos tend to lash out at people who attempt to befriend them. Hurt people, hurt people as a defense mechanism. Keep caring people away out of fear that they will be hurt again. Ego and self-image go hand and hand, If they put their ego aside and see that they are just as good as everybody else they can move forward and start the healing process.

These two extremes are just examples of how ego affects people. A person’s ego isn’t important, it is the decisions and self-talk that happen because of ego that matters. When your ego is getting in the way of healthy decision making then you need to put your ego aside, if just for a moment. How you view yourself isn’t as important as how you interact with the world. Doing an ego check is very important for me. Is it me or my ego who is in control of my life? Am I avoiding social events because I hate myself? Am I treating others unfairly because I feel they are beneath me? Sometimes you have to ask yourself serious questions to see if it’s your rational self talking or just your ego. When you can differentiate between logical thinking and egoistical thinking you will be a power player in life.

I have a tattoo (E>I), emotion is greater than intelligence). When you realize most people’s ego and emotions are greater than their intuition and intelligence you will see how most people are driven by pleasure. I feel like I stand out because I myself am a powerful person. And with great power comes great responsibility, it’s my responsibility to help people understand. I don’t think I am better or worse than anybody else. I believe I have a mission in life. I want to help people because I was helped. If hurt people, hurt people then helpful people must help people. With my ego put to the side, I tell you to drop the ego dude!