Thoughts from Inbox

My comments on charity (in a mail exchange):

Because charity always (well, most of the time) 'makes' you feel superior to something or someone. Also, I think, many of the charity stuff are done as like bribing god or as a guilt reduction mechanism. So, my dream is for a time-space where there's no one who need to be GIVEN anything. And, I would appreciate a robber than a beggar because the former has consciously chosen a way to live (may sound weird but that's what I think).

My colleague (Steve) on Ego (in a mail exchange):

I have come to realize that my "Ego" or "Personality" is one part of myself that certainly will always exist. But I have also seen another side of myself that has always been there, but not allowed "out in public" too much - and that is something best called Essence. To succeed in this world, we need to have knowledge and experience of both. In modern man, and in particular in the US, personality is often the only knowledge - a plant that has beautiful leaves or flowers, but no long-lasting root structure. Essence must be given a chance to grow, but few recognize this difference and at the same time realize that personality or ego will always exist within a true human being so as to sustain life for self and other loved ones.