Distinguish Between The Ego And It’s Spoils

Consider The Temporality Of Your Tools

While Ego drives one to excel, the spoils of the Ego such as the motivation to achieve or the motivation to make one youthfully attractive ought not be regarded as highly as the timeless rewards that are available as one develops spiritually.

The spoils of the Ego are tools that can be used for immediate but temporary personal development, but they are not timeless.

They will, in time, disappear.

Due to his Ego and his desire to hold onto its spoils, too many of us are taking life too seriously. As author Alan Watts says: “Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun” (Goodreads Website).

To Your Own Mixed Bag…