It has finally dawned upon me, that we can be our own worst enemies.  My conclusion to this is that I view many people enslaved by their egos, desparately needing to prove a point while failing miserably to attain a shred of happiness out of it.  Every day, I am reminded of this constant battle between the ego and the self.  With the ego always needing more and more, to make it self feel better.

A freind mentioned to me that in order for me to get into "the scene" I had to display a certain arrogance and keep my nose up.  Inside of me I cried for the torrents that have swept him into this line of thinking.  My judgement gently assured me, that no such behavior was warranted, infact I prefer not to be part of the "in crowd" if that is what it takes.

Anyone who's been in the game for a long time, knows that it's all about humility, and recognizing our human frailty.  If we manage to enjoy some of the finer things in life, it is not a creation of our ingenuity. I believe it's more along the lines of a divine blessing.  I definately subscribe to the philosophy that we have to do our best, however the over-riding principal is divine intervention.  Which leads me back to our main point of misplaced arrogance.  I wonder how people allow themselves to become arrogant when at the end of the day, we could lose it all in the blink of an eye.  So much for the benefits of arrogance,  excuse me....misplanced arrogance