Hmmmmm

Matt and I sat down to watch a movie together tonight. We haven't been to an actual movie theater since last summer, and that was a military one, and I think we only paid $3.50 for each of us to see the movie. Matt went and saw Disturbia in April, and I haven't been to one at all. I really don't think I'm missing out on much other than paying way too much to see a movie.

We watched Breach. The story of FBI agent Robert Hanssen. I remember reading about it in Newsweek when it all came out. At the end, the movie goers find out what was the motivating factor for him: his ego. (and of course, this is according to the movie. I haven't read anything since I read that article in Newsweek). And I got to thinking about it. The reason why bullys bully other kids at school is to make themselves feel better, to stroke their ego. The reason that girls spread mean rumors about others is to make themselves feel better.

If that were true, that he committed espionage, to make himself feel important, what kind of an ego did the man have?? What are we capable of doing just to make ourselves feel better, or feel that we are better than others? Osama bin Laden is the same sort of person. He commits acts of terrorism to make himself feel better. Hitler, Saddam Hussain, and others have done horrible things to protect their ego, to get power, and to put others down.

Our ego must be really important.......