Madhukar: Yes please, here you are.

V: This thought arises in my mind that I want to be somebody special. In my understanding this is the central issue in my mind … or was.

Madhukar: Well, I know you very well. It is not that much the influence of the ego as you believe it is, but the knowledge of Self that you are in this life to recognize the Self. And this makes you different from the masses. Already since your childhood. That is why you never really were exactly like the others. You even tortured yourself with this. Now you use this impulse to be in a special way clear, in a special way authentic, in a special way compassionate. In a special way detached, in a special way uninterested. Whether you are loved or despised. In a special way devoted to the Self. Then you have used this impulse well.

V: Thank you very much.