I note in the local paper that one of our local elected officers says, Unless your position requires you to communicate with a particular audience or you have an ego that makes you write a blog or a tweet, it’s (writing a column) not something you get to do.’
I wondered what you need to stand for public office? A retiring nature and a liking for solitude?
And I wondered how many of the citizens this officer represents write tweets or blogs?
I don’t mind if someone accuses me of having an ego. I’m a human being, of course I have an ego. Although what the accusation implies is that my ego has got our of control because I write a blog.
Ego – (1) a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance. (2) The part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and sense of personal identity. And (3) the metaphysical explanation? A conscious thinking subject.
So an ego’s not a bad thing to have really. And remember, once upon a time we had party lines, we’ve always had gossip, and now we have tweets or blogs.
I wonder how big an ego I have to have to write a play or a novel? Cook a new recipe? Make a garden? Send a request to RNZ Saturday Night Listener’s Requests? Elkie Brooks, Pearl’s a Singer? Thank you, Paul…ps need to get out of my comfort range – have you got Jesus was a Capricorn/He ate organic food? Kris Kristoffersen.
Maybe it’s my alter ego (secondary or alternative personality)? What a good idea. I can blame everything on my alter ego. She does all these things while I sit reflecting on life, the chaos theory or whether I’m a fox or a hedgehog. See? Not really my fault at all.
An ego’s a good thing. So make the most of it. You’ve got a secret dream? What have you got to lose? Go for it.
The first time’s the worst.
Like a lot of things really.
