Most of us fiercely feed our egos by putting "me" before my parents, "me" before my siblings, "me" before my wife, "my interest" before that of the neighbors and the country. This is the innate nature of all beings, for which we can't be blamed.
— Jae Woong Kim, Polishing the Diamond, Enlightening the Mind by Jae Woong Kim, Yoon Sang Han, translator