EGO

We all have it somewhere within. But hey, you don't allow it take over you. You control it. You don't let it become a stimulant. It can burn down friendship, create you enemies and turn you into an evil genius!

You ever wonder why you try so hard to impress here on Facebook? Your ego!

Ever wondered why you keep leaving the message of someone's post to make grammatical corrections? Your ego!

What about trying to discredit others and make them feel you know better? Your ego again!

And more terrible is our 'war of insults' on the social media. Why? Of all the places we see the social media as the right place to wash our dirty linens. Ego!

I don't see why a brother or sister will come on open space to write trash about another and even cap it with pictures to compliment the write up. And then the attack will come full circle with a retaliation that is far worse than the first blow. The funny part is, the cheer leading that comes from people who seem to enjoy this display of shame is massive. Now I ask myself why? Oh yes, ego!

Many times I have had to deal with my ego, so I don't insist to be a winner of an argument. I don't retaliate when I am insulted. I ignore when I can't convince someone about my opinion on something.

A simple "thank you" will make your attacker recoil to his or her shell without any drama here on the internet or elsewhere . A mere "sorry" could halt a brewing war. Why let your ego stop you from doing any of those?

If there was a 911 on the social media, then we would be dialing very often. And if there was a fire agency here we did be able to put off the thunderstorms that frequent this media. Because the lawlessness and fire spitting that happens here on the internet certainly calls for such agencies.

Now to end this piece, I implore us all to learn to use the "ignore" button when we seem to notice the signs of our various egos. It won't take anything from us... I will write again!