A child’s greatest fear, disappointing their parent, the fear of Judgment, Rejection and Separation. This fear gives rise to their Ego, they do whatever it takes to stay in their parent’s eye of pride and joy.
What they think, say and do, the decisions they make, the school they go to, the jobs they take, the spouse they marry, what they say, how they do things become habits, become patterns, becomes who they are. If all these actions can be traced back to a fear of Judgment, Rejection, Separation then they are actions of the Ego.