Ego and self-importance are strange feelings... They seem to leave us feeling offended by others and ultimately misidentifying ourselves by our achievements, income, and possessions. After all, what good are these things in our final days? Yet, they typically serve as our primary motivation throughout life. Shouldn’t we value ourselves on character, integrity, kindness, etc? Ego places us in a situation where we consider ourselves greater than those who have accomplished less, and offended by those who have accomplished more. The reality is that there is always someone who makes more money and has more stuff, so by being egotistical, we find ourselves competing with our peers instead of cooperating with them (and often feeling defeated).
I’m not quite sure how to drawl the line here though. Doesn’t self-importance drive competition and innovation – making the world a better place? I’m sure it has something to do with being content with what you have, and while striving to be a better person each and every day, realizing that achievements, income, and possessions come in their own time.
Maybe the Bible touches on it in Matthew 5, “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life….But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.”
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