You need Ego to survive in the world and you need Soul to make your life meaningful beyond mere survival. Like all humans, you live with a split between your personality, which faces outwards towards others and your Soul, which turns inwards towards your deepest self. You are not defined by your many labels and roles. You are not your gender, your religion, your ethnic background. Ego will do anything to protect its sensitive sense of self even if these activities are ultimately self-destructive such as lashing back or moving away. Eventually your Ego becomes accustomed to these changes and will even step in to help you once it no longer feels threatened. |  |