re: re: ego

In response, no, I do not mean the hero's feeling is confidence rather then ego, though confidence does play into it- confidence is the assertion of ego. I was merely pointing out that the negative associations we have with ego, which Kai was working off, is not the only function of ego, and that a healthy ego is necessary and unavoidable part of all of us; as your definition states, ego is the interpreter between the world and the world as we see it. We are incapable of seeing the world except though our own sense of self, our own ego. As such, ego can push us in either positive, as with heroes, or negative, as with, say, dictators, ways. In order to do something positive, you have to not only think you should do it (the stage in which moral and values come to play) but believe that you can do it (the stage where ego and the resulting sense of confidence comes into play). I do agree with Kai in regards to the general vernacular connotations with the word "ego", but was merely pointing out that there are deeper, more positive meanings and uses for ego as well.

Also... I'm confused by the logistics of this posting train... I know I didn't write the below blog, though its under my name, and my original blog is gone? I think somehow lauren's comment got pasted over my post? that's such a weird bug... I can't post comments in response to other's blogs either, the verification word will not show up. Anyone having similar problems, or is it just me?