I wonder if cars have an ego? They have a personality so it seems logical to think they have the id, ego and super ego too.
Dom’s (an old friend) car, like all those who come in his close contact, has a bruised ego. This poor car has also suffered. It has not only lost its ego, it hardly has any id or superego left.
Dom is a Hindu and believes that those who renounce all selfish desires and break away from the ego-cage of “I”, “me”, and “mine” are truly evolved.
Spiritually this is a very superior car.
English: An example ego network. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Yarnspinnerr 
Nice esoteric spin on this old car who has seen better days. Just as human who age and has found peace with themselves. Nice work.
Esoteric thought can be an inherent part of our day to day activities. Though this was about mineral and other aspects of ….. 🙂
thanks 🙂
Haha… a nice twist. Indeed, based on Dom’s appreciation of life; this car is highly spiritual…!
🙂 Thanks for the visit.
This is terrific. I know my car has an ego. She has an attitide as well.
Some cars are quite stubborn too 🙂
What would Freud say about that? 🙂 I had a yellow VW Super Beetle that had personality but I didn’t catch a whiff of any of the egos. It also had a name.
janet
🙂 Yes ….. they do. My car has a fondness for being picked up. The police have picked it up at least thrice ( for being found in places where no respectable car would want to be seen …… wrong parking)
Well I see it as quite the opposite, instead of not having any id I think this car has a lot of id, like a lot of character, look at this car! it looks so LOVED lol. Its got photos posted up on its door, decorated with necklaces hanging. It looks like a bedroom ^_^ to me the owner of this car would say to it “Its me and you baby, against the world” or he would say “Everything I will ever need, is in my car”
Yes – that is another perspective 🙂 The car and its owner now have a similar personality.
Thanks for the visit 🙂
I liked your take, too. I must be about spirituality. It’s not about appearances.
Thanks 🙂
the spiritual car:) a different take on the prompt..
🙂 Thanks.
I’ve had a number of spiritually superior cars; I learned much from them. I liked your take on this. Well done.
Thanks. 🙂
Cars especially seem to develop a personality of their own when you own them a long time. Very interesting story you’ve written.
Thanks 🙂
Cars certainly have theitr own identities. I’ve owned a few characters in the past. Well done.
Yes they do. Thanks for coming here. 🙂
This was really a gem, a thoughtful gem, that opens the mind. Wonderful, truly is.
Happy you think so 🙂
Great story – I have plenty of spiritually superior items in my house!
Being critical, I didn’t like this bit: “Dom’s (an old friend) car” – but I struggled to make it better. If you spoke it, you’d probably say: Dom, an old friend’s car – but that’s odd too. Maybe, ‘my old friend Dom’s car?’
Just a thought – it jarred when I read it so I thought I’d get picky. Still a great story, though 🙂
I accept it jars a bit. 😦
Thanks for coming 🙂
Dear Yarnspinner,
You’ve spun another goodie. All my cars have had personalities., that’s why I name them. 😉
On a practical note, for what it’s worth I don’t think you need (an old friend). The car is really the MC of this piece so knowing who Dom is is a bit distracting…at least to me..
Again, entertaining and unique story.
shalom/salaam,
Rochelle
Salaam 🙂
Thanks. I agree with you, Dom could have been kept out. However, I wanted to introduce him as he has a habit of popping up in my stories …..
I suppose I will never look at my car the same again. I will wonder what kind of ego it has when i approach it for the next ride.
A little ego may be good. Thanks 🙂
A car like that has to be spirutal, great take on the prompt.
🙂
Okay now THAT made me laugh.
Thanks for the visit 🙂
I have found myself jealous of a truck. She was red, four wheel drive and taunted me from the driveway….oh, nice story by the way.
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I think I’m driving such a car at the moment! It’s on loan to me from a well wisher. She doesn’t want to sell it to me. Not home made but characteristic dents and scars of the very long journey it’s been on. Glad to be able to have the use of it!
Thanks for the visit. My early ones were like the one you have. The current one is is a bit less spiritual. 🙂
now, it is good to have a spiritual car…i’m off to check the status of mine…:)
i like your story as it has a little lesson built in…♥
Thanks Sunshine 🙂
the psychology of cars and their owners is quite interesting. well done.
here – “I wonder if cars have an ego?” this isn’t really a question, so you don’t need a question mark.
here – “…ego-cage of “I”, “me”, the commas should be inside the quotes, although the brits tend to leave it outside. not sure which side of the ocean you’re on, so that might explain it.
Thanks for the visit Rich 🙂
You are right about the question mark. It is the brit english that we were taught. Most of it forgotten now;-)
Herbie goes to the Himalayas?
🙂 Thanks for coming.