I've Been Everywhere, Man

If it is the case that the ego is a mere mental construct, useful for integrating all of the various emergent phenomena that make up oneself, then in a way, it is also you that gets carried on within the emergent phenomena as it radiates outward and circulates in the world. And it is also you that is coming into and influencing oneself. The image and influence of you in another is you, just as the imprint of your boot on the earth is you. And the wind blowing your hair and reminding you of childhood is you.