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Once upon a time, there was nothing. Suddenly, a concept of ‘I’ appeared and it wanted to exist independently. As soon as the existence of self emerged as a subject, ‘I’ separated you from me to define the self. It happens like the ambivalence of brightness and darkness.

The elements claiming to be ‘I’ began to move chaotically and fast. They bumped into each other, leaving scars. Nevertheless, they considered that existing as ‘I’ will be better. As its power and speed accelerated, Big Bang occurred.

And then it all began. Heaven and Earth were created but it took a while for human beings to emerge. Initially, they acted like animals but the history of humankind has slowly begun to dawn, proving and insisting ‘self or ego’ with the development of civiliation.

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At some time, the ego eventually opened Pandora's box. All the evils came out of it. On this planet, ‘I’ tried to make myself stand out and make the difference more obvious.

In order to do that, I, my family, my society, or my country have to be better and have more. On the other hand, you, your family, your society, or your country should be worse and have less for sure. So, things like war, poverty, murder, assault, fraud, blame, hatred, despair, and etc. inevitably came out.

Once most people were only focusing on their own interests, some words began to be heard. In chronological order, Siddhartha said, “There is nothing to be said as mine”. Then, Confucius said, “What you do not want to be done to yourself, do not do to others”. Socrates also said, “Know yourself” and Jesus said, “You must love your neighbor as yourself”. Those were called saints who would be able to speak of self-reflection and consideration of others.

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However, individuality has contributed life on Earth enriched with art, culture, technology. In 2020, now ‘I’ can quite freely show off my personality in various ways. Some people have a great deal of money, good looking, renown, or knowledge much more than the others.

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However, a question keeps asking us “are you happy now?”. Humanity has evolved over the years, and now that the ego has been diversely expressed and proven its existence. So, how can we answer that question?

People have developed to the best of their ability, but there seems to be no hope of moving forward anymore. My story will begin right here. If you are interested, please follow me by turning the next page.