Why was the ‘I’ given to us?

The ‘I’ or ego was given to us as a survival instinct. We took it and made it into an enemy. We then developed a fragile ego which was hurt at every twist and turn, and then we fought to protect it. Going further, we became aggressive because we had to protect that fragile ego. It is like I give you a cricket bat to play cricket with and you take it and beat yourself with it or worse, beat other people with it. You were given the bat to play with, not to misuse it.

The question here is not why the ‘I’ or ego was given to us. Rather, the question to ask is: What do we do with the ‘I’ or ego. For example, there is a stone in the garden. It can be used either to build the house or it can be thrown at somebody to harm them.

The society that we are born in, conditions us to use the ego as a personal tool. Which is why the change of consciousness should be about changing young minds—showing them that the ego is there; it does not have to be used as a tool of aggression unless absolutely necessary. Just like if there is ice cream lying on the table, it does have to be eaten.

The change of consciousness is also about making ourselves aware of the connection that each of us already has with every other being and object in the universe. It is the same energy that flows through everything and everyone; we are all connected through the energy matrix. So where is the need to use the individual ego anyway.