The ego has a maturation process. As a country, the US is still an adolescent, but I think, on the verge of adulthood with the looming transparency in the age of ethics. Michael Phelps is the poster boy here. One cell phone picture sent round the world changed his life and view. He is showing us how quickly we will need to grow up.
On Feb 8, 9:53 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Recent controversy over steroid use and the exposure of athletic > achievement via steroid use brings about another less looked at aspect > of the sports world. > It's not about the game anymore, the fun or even the competition but > sport mentality has shifted to the ego of the individual. Huge > salaries and fame have redirected the aim, obscured the goal and > eroded integrity. While the nature of sports is competition, that > aspect seems to have taken a back seat to the individual ego without > concern for individual merit. It is no longer about the team but more > about the player, the MVP. > I don't think this ego issue is confined to the sports world as we can > see how huge mega profits have been the main driving force behind the > corruption in the financial world as well. It is a very rare instance > when the integrity of humanity cannot be bought. > Can we reign in the ego and by what process? Are million dollar > salaries the problem? Is there even an answer? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
