You know what really illustrates the magnificence of the human ego? Thinking about old rulers millennia ago who believed themselves gods—and realizing how they struggled, I mean really struggled, to shit in a ditch.

We all are born, and we all die; we all are on that same track. How can we judge any other human? How can we view ourselves as superior? The only journey we know is our own. Recognizing we only have one singular experience, one version of events, and one set of feelings enables us to open and give. Eliminating ego has profound global implications—let’s work together toward its destruction.