Pride is self-admiration, considering ourselves to be superior to others.
In considering ourselves superior, we automatically make others inferior
Pride also sours relationships bringing with it a sense of righteousness. People find it difficult to admit they are wrong because such an admission would mean a fall from the image they hold of themselves.They would prefer to abandon the relationship than their pride.
Ravana saw his sons killed and his army destroyed but till the end neither did he relinquish his pride nor did he surrender to Rama.
Dhritarashtra never imagined that the Kauravas would lose. When great commanders of his army, Bhishma Pitamah and Karna, fell in battle, his pride refused to let him give up.
Pride is the absence of humility. Humility comes with exposure to higher ideals. Only with the advent of love, compassion and humility does pride beat a hasty retreat.
Pride with respect to lower qualaties is beneficial. Absolute pride is self destructive.When someone is low on confidence & self esteem self pride helps a person to rise from confusion and depression.
ReplyDeleteAbsolute pride is self destructive and an intoxicant to which people get addicted.
Pride is the an ultimate deadly sin.
ReplyDelete.......and it comes before a fall
ReplyDeleteOne of the great tragedies of life is pride, It is the generator of self hate, rage and depression and war.
ReplyDeleteFriend pride can be a hindrance!
What does thsi mean friends pride can be a hindrance? How
ReplyDeleteA proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you.
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