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As we become toddlers, we begin to realize that others share our world and we learn how to make concessions and accommodate them. When we become teens, peers become all important and we try to subjugate our egos to fit in. When we become adults, in order to make our way in a competitive society, we often put ourselves first, sometimes at the expense of others. The time of greatest selflessness for most people is when we have children, and we put the needs of our infants above all else. We make tremendous selfless sacrifices for them, often without a thought for our own needs. We do this because they are innocent, helpless and beautiful. They need us. We love them. They love us back. The I/we boundary is transcended and, as those of us who have had children know, the results are heavenly. While most of us are able to take selflessness to this level with our children, we have difficulty doing it in our everyday lives--with colleagues, friends, strangers. We continually assert our egos to ensure that 'our needs are met' and that no one takes advantage of us. But there are occasional exceptions to this. There are the rare few who are able to transcend their egos and see through the egos of others--to see them as innocent, helpless and beautiful. They are able to do with adults what most of us can manage only with infants--they lower the barriers between self and other and become we.
Many of us have known someone like this. Despite the fact that they are continually putting others first, they are paradoxically yet invariably happy and at peace. Their lives are rich and full. People are attracted to them like magnets, they are not taken advantage of and good things continually seem to come their way. They have completed the journey from I to we and entered the kingdom of heaven, right here on Earth.
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