Something I’m working on that I’d like feedback on.

The ego best operates within a narrative.

The health of the ego correlates to how similar the subjective narrative is to objective reality.

By default, the narrative maps a primary dynamic between the ”self”(ego) and the “other”(environment), such as ‘exploited’ vs ‘exploiter’ for example. This sets the ego oriented to an exaggerated realm where exploitation reigns, exploitation that otherwise wouldn’t be perceived.

The value of religion isn’t to believe that the narrative is objective, it’s that the narrative of religion is superior to one conjured naturally. The subscription to a religious narrative involves the compromise of the personal narrative.

Religion becomes corrupt/impure to whatever degree that the personal narrative remains upon entering the religious narrative, or when the religious narrative itself fails to address evolving collective forces(although the religious perspective suggests the collective forces fail to adhere to the religious narrative).

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My main purpose is to understand whether my assertions are accurate, and if so; how much control do we have over the narrative we operate under? How much of someone’s personality/identity relies on how they relate to their perceived narrative?