Ego is the corruptor of the human soul. Ego has no name, therefore,
is a most powerful force, because that which is unseen and unknown is feared most; for there is neither weapon or action against the unknown. The easiest name for, “Ego,” is, “I”. What war, or which weapon, shall a man wage against himself, albeit the teeth of the snake devouring its own tail?
Chip Van Hassel
To, “keep your friends close, but your enemies closer,” in order to know thine enemy fails survival if thy self is the enemy, and you stand closer to the despised than to your most precious ally! To know your enemy, or to know your own ego, is a most prized attribute of war and is the most powerful utensils for peace. To know how to avoid developing an enemy avoids war, but to know what your Loved Ones love most equips you with the prize which outlasts war.
Faith, Hope and Love are the unseen weapons against war, for love is the spoiler of war. Fear corrupts the man’s mind. Despair corrupts the man’s faith. Rage interferes with the man’s ability to grow love. Faith, Hope and Love are the undetected weapons against Fear, Despair and Rage.
Man does not fear himself. Man already is born with faith in himself. For Mankind to develop rage against himself is a compelling culmination to investigate; but for a man to refrain from investigating his own rage becomes a physically palpable manifest, or force, which other men are affected by.
The Ego is not a pride for Nation, but only a pride of the self. National Pride is rather a confusing of the individual with the group that surrounds him/her. the corruptor of the individual soul is the notion that another man’s deeds are your own deeds, that his successes are consequently, your own successes; therefore, his failures are considered to be your personal failures, too!
To defeat the most powerful attraction of The Ego, a man must forfeit his selfish actions and thoughts. Only after that may the unknow be ascertained and won.
-Ride Tight.