Therefore a weak mind could reflect one's weak ego perhaps, and to develop the will to want to be heard, seen, understood, respected are efforts that strengthen that will.
The control that we had submitted to ego or to a limited sense of perceiving ourselves and self doubting (unhealthy ego) are both two ends of the same pole.
Awareness of our behavior and self control is the opposite of (actual) ego and a purpose for one's life beyond ego is maybe unfathomable as we like to cling to how important we are as people over and above others.
Therefore our purpose is not to defeat our ego but to accept that its presence does not affect us the way it used to. Perfection is regularizing our ego with expectations of better results from ourselves but accepting ourselves with our flaws, negative emotions, vulnerabilities and unpredictable behaviors are some ways to mend our broken definitions about ourselves and to make space for more acceptance of ourselves in our day to day living. Changing others opinions about us does not make a difference, but changing the way we see ourselves sure does create that change in our lives.
Allowing ourselves to just be is enough and perfect in itself. Stop making your body, your health, your mind the recipients of your unrealistic expectations from yourself. Ego can make the unrealistic look logical or even reasonable, and how far do we go to keep alive our false beliefs about ourselves and believing in what others say about us and trying to prove them wrong are the daily handiworks of the triggering ego.
Awareness of how far can ego justify its presence, its validity, its importance depends on how much room we make for it. It's an uninvited guest who enjoys ownership rights without rent and lives off you, your sanity, your peace for free. We need to coexist with it, that's all.
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