Most of us feel proud about things connected with us. Pride's root is found in family and friends, our achievements, abilities or place in life. Being proud carries a sense of pleasure and satisfaction. It indicates that we value our qualities. Pride causes a person to bear their self well, attracting respect. Pride in another’s achievements lifts their spirit. So in correct measure proud is good to think, feel, be.
However, pride is the cause of many hurts and offences, and is the citadel of the self-righteousness. It‘s the province of those who exclude and devalue others, based on perceived superior or inferior qualities. Pride rejects, leaving a person to continue drowning in their sorrows. The bastion of ignorance, it stops us from admitting that we don’t know. It stands a barrier raised against right opportunities and possibilities, considering them fearful, to be fought against. The proud mind elevates its owner to undeserved heights so they become unapproachable and unnecessarily aloof. Pride reaches wrong conclusions because questions are not asked. It is the defence of those who feel frail inside but can’t admit it. Much effort and enthusiasm is needed to keep it alive.
So, I ask myself ‘Am I persistently raising offensive unnecessary defences?’.
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