If I Could Rewrite Our DNA, I Would Remove the Ego

If I were the Creator—with clay in my hands and breath waiting to enter a new world—there is one trait I would soften, lighten, or perhaps gently remove from our human design: the ego.

Not because it makes us bad.

Not because it is sinful.

But because it so often disconnects us from who we truly are.

The ego is the voice that says prove yourself,

while the soul whispers, you already belong.

It is the force that pushes us against one another,

while love is the one that pulls us together.

Imagine a world where the ego has fallen away.

A world where no one needs to compare,

no one needs to be right,

no one needs to be seen to feel worthy.

People would create because it brings joy—

not applause.

Love would be offered freely—

not guarded behind pride.

And silence would no longer feel empty—

but sacred.

Yet the more I reflect, the more I see the mystery:

the ego is also the tension that helps us rise.

Without something to outgrow,

we would never discover the depth of humility,

the strength in surrender,

or the freedom found in letting go.

So perhaps I would not remove the ego entirely…

only its noise.

Only the part that blinds us.

Only the part that keeps us from seeing God in one another.

What would remain is the quiet heart—

the truest part of us—

the part that already knows how to love

without fear, without comparison, without pride.

Maybe this is what Eden felt like.

Maybe this is what the world becomes

when we choose to live with more soul

and less ego.