Meet Mr. Ego and Mr. Spirit
by Philip Jonkers
Mr. Ego | Mr. Spirit |
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Mr. Ego is rash. | Mr. Spirit is rational. |
Mr. Ego works on his self-image. | Mr. Spirit works on his self-awareness. |
Mr. Ego suffers from myopia. | Mr. Spirit enjoys a bird’s eye view. |
Mr. Ego is ruthless. | Mr. Spirit is compassionate. |
Mr. Ego is never content. | Mr. Spirit is ever content. |
Mr. Ego is jealous. | Mr. Spirit has no reason or inclination to be so. |
Mr. Ego is blinded by bigotry. | Mr. Spirit is guided by tolerance. |
Mr. Ego holds in contempt. | Mr. Spirit holds in esteem. |
Mr. Ego is drunken with pride. | Mr. Spirit is sober with humility. |
Mr. Ego is clouded by vanity. | Mr. Spirit is uplifted by modesty. |
Mr. Ego is ignorant but covers it with pride. | Mr. Spirit knows but admits he knows not all. |
Mr. Ego is loud and in-your-face. | Mr. Spirit is gentle and composed. |
Mr. Ego likes to brag about himself. | Mr. Spirit likes to give compliments to others. |
Mr. Ego quickly takes things personal. | Mr. Spirit has no inclination to do so. |
Mr. Ego tries to figure out how to exploit other people. | Mr. Spirit likes to work for the benefit of other people. |
Mr. Ego likes to bring on a ruckus. | Mr. Spirit likes to restore harmony. |
Mr. Ego likes to take revenge. | Mr. Spirit prefers to turn the other cheek. |
Mr. Ego favors competition over cooperation. | Mr. Spirit favors cooperation over competition. |
Mr. Ego feels worse when other people feel good. | Mr. Spirit feels worse when other people feel bad. |
Mr. Ego feels better when other people feel bad. | Mr. Spirit feels better when other people feel good. |
Mr. Ego believes in out-of-control control. | Mr. Spirit believes in grace and free-will. |
Mr. Ego pretends. | Mr. Spirit is sincere. |
Mr. Ego really hides his true feelings. | Mr. Spirit is true to his real feelings. |
Mr. Ego wants to impress. | Mr. Spirit prefers to express. |
Mr. Ego is narcissistic. | Mr. Spirit loves himself but not at the expense of others. |
Mr. Ego likes to depreciate people. | Mr. Spirit prefers to appreciate people. |
Mr. Ego thinks he will exalt by depreciating other people. | Mr. Spirit exalts by appreciating other people. |
Mr. Ego tends to see his fellow human beings as threats or liabilities. | Mr. Spirit regards them as brothers and sisters. |
Mr. Ego frowns on other people. | Mr. Spirit smiles to other people. |
Mr. Ego holds on to grudges. | Mr. Spirit has a forgiving heart. |
Mr. Ego thinks in terms of conflict. | Mr. Spirit prefers peace thank you very much. |
Mr. Ego sows division. | Mr. Spirit seeks a common ground. |
Mr. Ego naturally distrusts fellow human beings. | Mr. Spirit graciously extends his trust to fellow human beings. |
Mr. Ego wants to do it to others before they do it to him. | Mr. Spirit prefers to do to others as he would have them do to him. |
Mr. Ego sees women as instruments for sexual gratification. | Mr. Spirit sees women as fellow human beings. |
Mr. Ego asks what it can do for him. | Mr. Spirit asks what it can do for others. |
Mr. Ego is greedy and likes to keep it all. | Mr. Spirit gives freely and shares. |
Mr. Ego never repents and seeks to rationalize his guilty conscience. | Mr. Spirit always asks for forgiveness. |
Mr. Ego is blinded by hate. | Mr. Spirit is guided by love. |
Mr. Ego is sleepwalking, lost in a trance. | Mr. Spirit is wide awake and receptive! |
Mr. Ego is self-deluded. | Mr. Spirit is living in truth. |
Mr. Ego hates you with a passion. | Mr. Spirit loves you with all his heart. |
Mr. Ego fears truth. | Mr. Spirit loves truth. |
Mr. Ego lies to hide the truth. | Mr. Spirit speaks and glorifies the truth. |
Mr. Ego says he doesn’t need to know. | Mr. Spirit has a curious nature. |
Mr. Ego refuses to want to understand other people. | Mr. Spirit seeks to understand people, indeed all people if possible. |
Mr. Ego hides his grief or channels it into rage. | Mr. Spirit tries to ease his grief with love. |
Mr. Ego ultimately is rooted in fear and insecurity. | Mr. Spirit is secured in ultimate love. |
Mr. Ego descends into darkness and ignorance. | Mr. Spirit ascends into Light and Awareness. |
Note that above characters are archetypal depictions of human beings. I don’t think that there are actually living people around who are purely Mr. Ego’s or Mr. Spirit’s. We all have our strong points and flaws and I think the only person who was a true Mr. Spirit was Jesus Christ and perhaps Buddha too. I think it’s important in life to try to use your consciousness to learn how to most closely resemble Mr. Spirit. Who would want to be a Mr. Ego anyway? LOL
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Phil, your points are “spot on” and in fact coincide perfectly with a lesson I’m teaching on this exact topic. I would like to share this as part of the study – citing full credit to you of course. I’m submitting my information, please contact me. -Jessica
Sorry for the late reply. By all means, feel free to share this information. 🙂
Hola Phil!
La verdad que encontré hoy tu página mientras buscaba informacion sobre programación predictiva, y la verdad llevo todo el dia leyendo. Cabe decir que no soy de leer muy seguido pero estos temas captan mi atención como nada lo hace.
QuerÃa preguntarte con respeto a este tema del ego, que puedo hacer o que técnicas me recomiendas para tratar de minimizar al sr ego y maximizar al sr spirit.
AgradecerÃa cualquier consejo.
Mis felicitaciones por El blog y saludos desde argentina.