Ego

Realisations from Baby Jaishna, who's actually a saint in baby clothing.

We're happiest when our ego is at its weakest. Every moment it makes its presence felt makes us unhappy by a definite amount. It goads us on to think unhappy thoughts, to become the worst we can be, to love less and to be less at one with people we claim to love. It's why time spent with kids and babies is so rewarding, they shear us of the malaise that grows on us with age, even if temporarily. We don't worry about how we look, what we do in life or how we sound.

I'd replace the seven deadly sins with the greatest of them all.