Who put this ego inside us?

[PacShakur]

As human beings, we are nothing more than fragile creatures made of flesh and bones. We live for 60–70 years, shit, piss, get sick, suffer, and eventually die. Yet the level of ego, arrogance, and self-importance we carry is something extraordinary.

We want the finest jewelry, the most expensive clothes, the greatest material possessions, fame, attention, admiration, and recognition. We want everything to belong to us. We constantly seek to be superior to others, to feel special, and to be seen as more important.

But why? Who put this desire inside us?

Was it God who created us this way? Is it something embedded in our nature through evolution? Or is it something we are taught from childhood, gradually internalized through society, culture, and social norms?

Where does this insatiable human ego actually come from?

[Anonymous]

It doesn't come from anything per se. It's our base animal instincts. In many ways we have never left the caves. I've always said that if we discover (intelligent) alien life it will unite humanity in a way never seen before. But not because we'll have evolved. It's because we'll have found something new to collectively hate and fear.

[sage2021]

God doesn't want you to seek after worldly possessions. In fact it's just the opposite.

So many must have taught you that.

Maybe in your country that is the ultimate goal to have the best of everything.

[Agape93]

We put this in ourselves. This is how we are naturally.

[PacShakur]

Then nature gives these attributes by default.