What do we possess?

Every other day we hear of
1. friendship going stale
2. relationship going sour
3. children turning against parents
4. colleagues overthrowing one another
5. politicians squabbling
6. religion blinding and binding us

At the end of it all lies the murky word EGO. The accessories are power and wealth.

The famous old tale comes to mind,' what is it that we try to possess: land/air/water? They belong to none and yet to all. For mere the coin we draw blood..'