What is the Purpose of (The) Self but Love.

It is said in some of the books on spirituality (not mine!) that at the ego level people want 'difference' (variety) while at the soul level people are looking for 'sameness' (consistency) and that this is the cause of inner conflict. Naturally this is an invalid statement for the simple reason that there is only one soul or one self or that which self calls cosmic or universal consciousness and that the purpose or reason of self is not to be by itself which is the why of the ego (maya/lila/the veil of separation/divine play). Simply put. The purpose of self is love. It is correctly so not good for man to be alone. It is correctly so not good for self to be by itself.~ Wald Wassermann, Physicist