WANTED: Ego

My mind is boggled by so many ideas, yet none come to full fruition. I was taken aback recently, when a glance had me thinking I saw someone I used to know go by. It was quick, but it felt as if part of me was going by with them. Should I have shouted and raised my hand to signal a ‘hello’ or just let life pass us by, as it has the last year or so? I was stunned so I did neither. In essence, a part of me was passing by with them - for every person we encounter and are close to has a piece of us with them. At least, that is what I tell myself to help with the transitioning of not having them more heavily in my life.

Choices are what we make and as a result the outcomes that we encounter are sometimes harder to manage in the precise way that we want them to go…. Well, it doesn’t work that nicely or easily. Is that not just our ego talking? Does patience come from removing the ego and letting the time fall by? Or is that just wasting your time and life on waiting?

Instant gratification is all around us with all the gadgets and technology. It does make life easier but is it training us to expect it all right away? We all want the thing now. The body, the girl/guy, the dream job/car, the house, etc. Wouldn’t it be nice to have all that we want when we want it? Or would that take away the allure of the item itself, if it was readily accessible?

Let us embark on a hypothetical: Getting what we want, when we want it. So, if this was the case, could you imagine a life where things materialized to you the moment you wanted it? Would our world become more chaotic with the sense of greed all around? The ego would have a field day and love the instant gratification, but I can also see a lot more wounded people causing more hurt. What if a chunk of people wanted the same job or girl/guy? Would there be an infinite number of jobs of the same caliber - but that doesn’t answer the question of the people wanting that particular person - say a celebrity. One person is just that, one. I believe I would see more chaos than there is today, but my viewpoint is from a sense of understanding what ego is and how destructive it can be. On the latter, there would be those out there that probably could handle getting everything they wanted in a nongreed way. I don’t honestly think they would ‘want’ much, or maybe more or less they would want etherial concepts, non-tangible items like love that is untouched by the lowest frequencies that offer the greed and hurt. Could they possible want more time to be at peace? The very thing most strive for but go after in a chaotic way.

Hypotheticals can be very helpful in hashing out different avenues a possible event or situation can go. It is always safe to remember that time does teach us all something that we are stronger than we think and in the right circumstance a heart does grow fonder over time and space.