Avoid Pride
Self examination is a useful tool to dealing with self issues, self issues varies like anger, jealousy, pride. Without self examination and listening to others opinions about us we never really may identify these cases in us. Among the many cases pride is what we trying to talk on today. How do you easily notice you have pride? I would say one easy way to knowing if you're too proud or not is seeing the action from another person's view, cause most times when we talk to ourselves, very rare that we see the wrong in ourselves, but when someone else's does it, we see clearly, so try thinking your action was done someone else then judge the actions.
The issue of pride is one that has brought so many controversies, although the basic stereotype has been "hey avoid pride", but some people has seen a good need to have pride, especially those who were firstly humble before they were taken for granted by pride. So in all the basic conclusions is for all to be careful, even if there is a clear need to not take any nonsense from anyone anymore, as you want to bring out your self worth to be more pronounced. I guess it's good we are still careful in doing that, do not forget pride is as an unbalanced platform, one has to be careful not to fall down off it. So instead of coming off the high horses and walking slowly, why not learn the craft so you can meet your aim and still be hated for pride.
When a prideful person falls finally, then comes the trouble, especially when he or she shows such pride too much, reason being that overtime in the execution of this pride, he or she must have stepped on toes, in fact it might be considered as karma, and very much the downfall might truly be as a result of the pride exhibited. So getting people who would want to help you rise back maybe harder than expected, people are naturally resentful in helping someone who is known for pride, they feel the need to allow them enjoy the punishment God is giving them. The fall of a person of pride is often disastrous, more crazy than trying to picture someone fall off a moving horse, in so many areas, the fall would have effect.
Of course what could be the greatest fear for someone with pride if not the fear of being insulted, embarrassed and taken for less. Much more than the money lost, much more than the mess created, the insult would be the real injuries, and it's very inevitable cause they have stepped on so many toes, people would readily want to take revenge and give them a taste of their own medicine. you too would also want someone who has pride to be taught a lesson, no matter how good you are its the natural feeling to want to trash the bad, even if we are bad ourselves. We might have pride too, but we sure want others having pride to be corrected, while we get away with ours.
One crazy aspect to pride is a fact that we don't know we have it most times, everyone feels they are good people, like I know myself I'm good and kind, but y'all keep saying I got pride, like where do you see that. It's great we know where and how we got pride so we can see ways to stop it. In a circle, everyone wishes to me more respectful and regarded compared to the rest of all, to this we all have different approach, some wouldn't mind how they are viewed, and would likely keep doing their thing, whatever comes comes, some others would want to be respected so much but since they can't force anything, they would silently do things more pronounced in a way people would notice them, more likely that they try to outshine the rest.
Then the last group are the rugged time, who are not afraid to speak out their worth, they feel they have been disrespected for long and it's time to correct those impressions, from this you would most likely hear "you don't talk to me in that manner", "Do you know who I am", anyways to seize it. If I may ask "who has got pride between all 3 class of people, I'm sure most would go for the 3 class when in fact its both the 2nd and 3rd class although, only the 2nd class Is taking a smarter approach to it, so rather than be hated and disliked by the public, the public are slowly dancing to his beat but disagreeing with the 3rd man. Rather than dislike the 2nd class, it's better we learn from it, it gets the goal better without hate involved.
Need I remind you that we all have pride, only we are cautious not to show it, but we crave to be respected and highly regarded, intact when we are insulted it changes our mood too bad. So truly there is a good need to earn your respect, but how do you do it, certainly not be shouting and insulting and instigating fear into people, that would more likely lead to hate and disdain, some would avoid you, waiting the day you fall to come laugh, so the more subtle way is the best. Its subtle, it's bad but it's a plan and it works best. Take it with strategic planning.
Imagine in the office, where there is competition, that guy who is always pushing for himself in the eyes of the boss would most likely be hated by others, but they wouldn't mind going for someone who wants same position, but is doing his works like he only cares for the better of everyone and disagree with the way the first guy is taking matters. Call it a game, you'll be correct, we all want better for ourselves, however we have to get it smartly, else people would be ready to fight us for it.
Like I said earlier, pride is an unstable high standing placement, but rather than come off it, I feel it's best you learn to ride on it. People do ride on high horses and get to their destination successfully, we all have this pride, be careful how you show it. Every single one would love power, but don't prove like you care so much about it. Just like a contesting party would act like they have the people at heart, but actually they only care for their selfish purpose, we only see it clearly when they fully mount the position. Desires are the aim, brain is the game. Play smart.
Well you can choose to come off your high horses and walk humbly, but the question is do you really not care about getting your due respect, or is your humility your game strategy too? It's not bad to aim, get the best approach to it and you'll be fine.
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I think, it is also important to highlight that pride is classified into three: dignity, superiority and arrogance. I got your point, and you could have pointed out the negative pride like superiority and arrogance, and the negativity having too much pride However, dignity can't just be described as a negative type of pride. Generalizing pride as a negative emotion is invalidating the fact that dignity is a quality or state of being worthy, honored, or esteemed. Anyway, I like you article! Worth-reading.