Bet On It! Food For Thought - 21 - Ego: The Ultimate Chess Game

"There is about yourself that you don't know. Something about yourself you will deny even exists, the only reason you suffer the blood, sweat & tears.

It's because you want people to know how good, attractive, generous, funny, wild & clever you really are. Fear, revere me. But please, think I'm special!

We share an addiction. We're approval junkies. We're all in it for the slap on the back & the gold watch. The hip-hio-hoorah. look at the clever boy with the badge, polishing his trophy. Shine on you crazy diamond. We're all just monkeys wrapped up in suits begging for the approval of others.

If we knew this, we wouldn't do this. Someone is hiding this from us. & if you have a 2nd chance, you would ask, "Why?"

Is it me that's playing head games with you? You've heard the voice in your head for so long, you believe it to be you. You believe it to be your best friend. Where's the best place for a con to hide?

The last place you'd look. He's hiding in your head. Pretending to be you. You're in a game. The game. Everyone is in it, & nobody knows it. This is his world. He owns it. Controls it. He tells you what to do & when to do it. You can't accept it because your investment & intelligence are in question.

He's behind all the pain there ever was. Now he's telling you he doesn't exist. We just put you to war with the only enemy that has ever existed. But you think he's your best friend. & you protect your best friend.

You know what's so elegant about this little game? Nobody knows where the enemy is. They don't even know he exists. He's in their head. They trust him because they think they are him.

The more power you think have in this world the less power you have in the real world. Youare stillin prison. In fact, you never left."