The Story of Ego & Death

In many dimensions of human survival, one dimension which identifies us the most is Ego. Lets admit it – all of us have ego in different capacity thus creating impact in our lives. Ego is not always negative – in a deeper sense, it’s a tool to survive, to compete, to create, to grow etc. Most of us oscillate between pride & ego all the time. What is pride and its aspects – maybe a topic for another blog.

Sometimes, Ego makes us feel bigger than the universe; often leading to a point of feeling immortal or indestructible. This is that point ego starts to shift from being positive to being negative. We goto the extent of destroying our surroundings, communities, people we love & sometimes even god (oh yea, there are examples when Human has felt bigger than the God). When that happens, Death knocks at our door – silently or most times with a loud noise of its arrival. By death, I did not mean someone is dying – I mean death of our growth. We stop growing – that’s it. We don’t grow in mind, body, spirit, health, wealth, communities, nations etc. It can be as simple as that you stop growing at your workplace, or in a relationship or in your spiritual practice.

Death puts straight status check on our destructive Ego. Have you heard from friends that they suddenly find their lives worthless because someone they knew closely; for no reason just passes away due a heart attack or something like that? They will tell you things like – life is so short, or nothing is forever or how could this happen. You will also notice, there is sudden detachment they experience from material things until a few days till the thought has shifted back to themselves. After a few days – Ego is back & dead is mostly forgotten in conscious awareness. This is a cycle which has no end.

Whether you agree with the above as a reader or not; but one thing you will agree – the most beautiful thing about life is that it moves on. It is a play between time & life – both move on. And that has always fascinated me.

So, the natural question arises, what do we do with negative ego? How can we control it? Do have to wait till the nature takes its own course? Do we have to experience death to help us understand that we are not even a spec in this universe?

I think, for me, the question is not about death as a corrective measure – it is about how I choose to live here? Can I make better choices? Can I be kind? Can I be more loving? Can I make more memories for myself? Can I help as much as possible? …………………………

If you really see, death is really a new beginning..