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Ego and the ‘sheeple’ phenomenon…
I’ve often sat back and pondered modern day people and our society to try to figure out why things seem so out of place and wrong in today’s age. From science to spirituality and careers to families…nothing seems to be working very smooth…and it’s only seems to get worse. We’ve gone from a dominant free thinking society and world to a lavished, lazy, poorly motivated ‘train wreck’. Why is all this happening? Where did we go wrong? The heart of the problem, for those who are part of the cause, always falls back on one simple principle of human nature… greed. I just can’t seem to put my finger on why people have such a large appetite for greed. Does greed take the place of spirituality for some? Possibly…maybe because there is little or no faith in anything after one dies, the prevalent frame of mind is to ‘die with as many toys as possible’! This sounds incredibly childish to me…but then again, who am I, right? So I began to ask myself…where does greed come from? My answer was the same as all the other poor qualities we harbor within ourselves…the ego. The ego feeds the assumption that the sun rises and sets on our individual self, and although that would be technically true for everyone, the ego doesn’t seem to look that far ahead. Left unchecked or uncontrolled…the ego will manifest the worst of our own tendencies and nature…as we all can see these days. How often do we all hear, “I want”, or “I have to have”, versus, “I wonder what would be in the best interest of others”, or “how can be a good role model for others”? There doesn’t seem to be much thought for others or the greater good anymore…but you sure will hear it from those that want something from you…”It’s for your own good”, or “I’m only looking out for you”. Whenever you have heard these lines, how many times was it the truth? Religion, science, and politics is where you will always see these principles hard at work. How many people were favored more by their God just because that individual paid more money to their religious faction? How many times has science claimed this and claimed that for the How many political leaders promise us the world to get into office and then turn and do whatever they want once they’re in power?
~ Hieros ~ |