On Mar 1, 2011, at 3:29 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > The ego is the part of us that loves power. It is the part that loves to be > seen, recognized, praised, and adored.
Barry I submit that this is a somewhat (ahem) Age of Ignorance view. The ego might be that part, it is also the part of us that creates healthy self-esteem and tells us when some bogus charlatan is trying to put one over, like this guy. If his ego wasn't out-of-control why would he be lecturing his readers? > Facebook provides a powerful platform for this. Ah yes...when in doubt, blame Facebook. > It provides a platform by which every word, picture, or thought I have can be > seen, praised, 'liked'. As a result, I begin to seek this. But then it > doesn't just stay in the cyber world. I begin even to live my life with this > visibility in mind. Suddenly, I live every experience, every photo, every > thought, as if it's being watched, because in the back of my mind I'm > thinking, "I'll put it on Facebook." This creates a very interesting state of > being, almost a constant sense that I am living my life on display. I become > ever conscious of being watched, because everything can be put up on Facebook > for others to see and comment on. > > More importantly, it creates a false sense of self-importance, where every > insignificant move I make is of international importance. Soon I become the > focus, the one on display. The message is: I am so important. My life is so > important. Every move I make is so important. The result becomes an even > stronger me-focused world, where I am at the center. > > As it turns out, this result is diametrically opposed to the Reality of > spiritual existence. The goal of that existence is to realize the Truth of > God's greatness and my own insignificance and need before Him. When in even greater doubt, pompously assert that you know the Truth, and then masochistically self-flagellate yourself to prove how "spiritual" you are. My ego tells me this pompous ass needs to get back on his medication. Sal
