I see what you're both getting at and to me it's a case of the life you want to live. Ego isn't going away any time soon, and you will never know anyone who ha

I see what you're both getting at and to me it's a case of the life you want to live. Ego isn't going away any time soon, and you will never know anyone who has renounced their ego, because only ego wants you to share that. Competition can be a lot of fun, so that's ok. As long as it's not driven by jealousy or envy. Greed - we all have psychological impulses that make us think that one thing is not enough and we need more of it. Most of us do that now through our careers. Including me, I'm still pushing for the bigger paycheck. Greed and ego can easily be symptomatic of unstoppable freedom and passion. We sometimes call that perfectionism and it's a curse. All in all, it's not as simple as it looks unless your ego tells you that it's actually that simple for you. In which case...