I always hear from Maria Duval about “ego”. A simple yet complicated meaning this word has in my opinion.

Everyone has some level of ego, which is probably one of the main differences from other living things. Without it, there will be no humanity and no sensationalism in the societies. I am actually egoistic. I like people to care about and make me feel important. One example of a person with high ego, that guy called C. Ronaldo – a classic person with extreme high ego. So do many famous sportsmen and artistes.

It seems there are two parts of me…the ego that is self-centered and has wants and needs, and my inner self that wants to be connected to the Infinite and sees himself as having all his needs met. Yet, on the other hand, I don’t think I know exactly what ego is.

Personally, I don’t view ego as necessarily a bad thing. As with all things me, I simply think the ego part needs to be in balance with the other parts. Me thinks that where we humans become unbalanced is when we allow the ego to take centre stage.