I bet that the title is a little misleading. I am influenced by everything around me. It's part of my constant need to fit into a world that degrades the Human Ego. The world only values the ideas of those who created them when the world was in search and need of art and expression. Not to be influenced by those around you is hard. People are always to trying to impress someone or get approval from someone superior so they use traditional methods and just tend to modify it. They never try to create their own works of art based on how they see fit not by how others around them see fit.
The idea to work for oneself is the idea that you choose what you do for work, how you do it and not allowing any outside opinions, habits, traditions or influences to determine how you view your work. To truly love the work you do you must love the earth in which you mold your piece, mankind and the capabililties in which they possess, the very fabric in which you choose to use as your canvus, the tools that allow you to continue through the functions of your work and you must love yourself.
Society views the "Ego" as the negative aspect of human behavior. What they fail ito realize is that the "Ego," there fore the individual is the most important in a society that uses mob mentality. We live in a world that bases itself off of traditions and religion and the beliefs and opinions that only reflect a group. But if an "Ego" does appear, the world doesn't know how to deal with him. They reject his work. They plot against it.
to be continued
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This sounds like a defense to how egotistical you are.
People are not afraid of the ego, they are more afraid of what her might do.
I think everyone would agree that being confident in yourself is a good thing. In a way we sell ourselves and who we are on a daily basis. We sell our abilities in jobs, we sell our knowledge and potential in school and we see our sex appeal, nice personalities and supportive behavior.
We have to have an ego or else we cannot be. We don't however have to be.....egotistical.
It's not all about us in the end. We need people to make us who we are. Our partners, employers, teachers, friends not only influence, give us a place in this world. That is someone we earn not something we are entitled to.
you definitely need to read anthem....egotistical...peewy:(
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