An excerpt from the internet

“The ego’s desires are misguided, because what is behind such desires is not wise enough to know what is best for oneself, only what is assumed to be best based on the ego’s misunderstandings about life and about what makes for happiness. The problem is that the ego’s perceptions are skewed by fear. Every fear the false self has becomes a desire:
The false self fears powerlessness, so it desires power over others, not realizing that real power comes from uniting with others, not subordinating them.
The false self fears poverty, so it desires wealth, not realizing that real wealth comes from love and loving relationships.
The false self fears obscurity, so it desires recognition, not realizing that all the recognition in the world will not make it feel seen or erase the sense of lack it feels.
The false self fears death, so it desires to live on in monuments, not realizing that it never did exist and that what is real is eternal.
The false self fears aging, so it desires the fountain of youth, not realizing that it is not the body.
The false self fears not knowing, so it desires knowledge, not realizing that knowledge without wisdom is folly.
The false self fears imprisonment, so it desires to imprison those it perceives as enemies, not realizing that the real enemy is within.
The false self fears dependence, so it desires individuality and separation, not realizing that Oneness and interdependence is the nature of life and its own salvation.
The false self fears being unloved and alone, so it desires love from others, not realizing that love is not something you get from others, but what you experience when you give it to others.”

~excerpt