3⃣ Friends/acquaintances
The ego also derives its sense of identity from your relationships with
others❗The ego is only interested in what it can get from others. In
other words, the ego thrives on the way it can use people to strengthen its identity
If you are honest with yourself, you’ll realize most of the things you do
are attempts to obtain the approval🙋♀️ of others: you want your parents to
be proud of you, your boss to respect you, and your wife to 😍 you
📍Some parents’ egos lead to the creation of a strong sense of attachment and identification with their children. This is based on the false belief their children are their ‘possessions’
📍The feeling of needing someone (couples) is very much a play of the ego as well
Anthony de Mello says:
"Loneliness is not cured by human company. Loneliness is cured by contact with reality, by understanding that we don’t need people"
Once you realize you don’t actually need anyone, you can start enjoying people’s company😉
#emotions
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