The hero is strangely close
To those who died young.
Permanence doesn’t interest him.
His dawn is his lifetime.
Daily he takes himself off
And enters the changed constellation
Of his everlasting risk.
(Ranier Rilke, Duino Elegies)
Rilke was writing of the loss of ego consciousness with the line, “Daily he takes himself off.” And when the ego is “taken off” one can take a leap of faith into the unknown, into the “changed constellation of his everlasting risk.” Karl Jung taught that the crucifixion was a metaphor for this death of the ego.
But the ego dies a hard death. It fights for preservation and wins with most people. However, I should qualify use of the term, “death”. The ego must not be destroyed as that would lead to insanity. What is taught by these and other spiritual teachers is that the ego needs to lose its primacy in our lives and this “loss of primacy” often feels like a death or crucifixion.
literary lew 
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this is good.
keep it up.
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visit me and share a free verse, thanks for the attention.
bless your poetry talent.
keep writing.
love the message in your piece, very beautiful sentiments.
cheers.
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thanks
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You are putting out some really good words of wisdom.
I would say more but my ego won’t let me.
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Well, when you get as humble as I, you will be able to respond.
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Not for sure what you meant….but, glad you read it.
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