The Egg
The Egg is one of my favorite short stories. It describes a world where all consciousness is ultimately you. You have had so many lives, each time reborn to experience the world through another’s eyes.
You are the strong, the weak, the fortunate, the unfortunate.
If this theory turns out to be the true nature of this universe, I would be relieved.
Let’s assume you are everyone.
kindness and empathy to everyone
If the hungry child, the frustrated clerk and the billionaire on a yacht are all versions of you,
whose side are you on?
During childhood we