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The self is not independently real, but has an existence similar to “the monster under the bed.” Children assume “the monster under the bed” is real, but it’s really a figment of the imagination. To function compassionately in the world, we have to allow a sense of self that we do not take too seriously. Egotism is taking one’s thoughts so seriously that it becomes like a bubble that isolates you from others.