Pride goes before a fall

Pride goes before a fall - This is a lesson I will like everyone who feels too proud and underestimates others to learn from. No matter whatever one's capacity is, one should not feel proud of it.

The prophetic statement says that "pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling”. It’s a warning for people with big egos to take things easy and not to rely on themselves too much. It's not just people with high IQs who can think logically. There are also people who are uneducated but they are mentally stable and they listen to others well and they are humble because of that, they don't make the same mistakes.

Pride is the sign of arrogance and an over-confidence in one's abilities, that makes a person think that he or she is higher than others, either in status, wealth or intellects, while arrogance is a belief that one is superior to others. It is not only a saying but also a fact. I know there are lots of people around the world who have too much pride and don't want to admit defeat. But I still want to tell them that in today's fast-changing society, we should admit our defeat as soon as possible and then continue to move forward.

As a mother, my son is my pride, so when I sent him off to school, I thought to myself what kind of mother am I? Do I spend more time with my son? Should I have spend more time with him? Should I have taught him more thing at home? The answer is no. It’s not that one should be arrogant but the feeling of being proud would really pull one down. So it's better to stay humble and continue being faithful to the job.

In another situation; when I was contented with my job I was quickly pushed up in a position of responsibility and after few months I fell down and lost my job as well. I had been working at a place where I was doing the same thing since more than 4 years. It was my comfort zone and I knew exactly what my position would be. There would be no change in my job description. But the management had other plans. They pushed me forward in a position of greater responsibility. And they added more work to my account.

I have always been proud of my limited capacity in school. I used to be a scholar but could not go to the university gave. I used to think only literate people are so proud of themselves. It is wrong. I have started to learn that pride go before a fall. I have learned it today when I was let-down by some people I thought were close to me and upon whom I leaned most of my time with my little capacity. They left me.

Today, I will share a short story about pride and its effect on the lives of the people. I have read this story in a book many times. It is about a cobbler who lived in a small village. He was among the best cobblers of the village and had made pairs of shoes for almost everyone. He was very proud of his craft and as he had not forgotten how he got started, even today. He would say: "I am an able cobbler only because I learned to make shoes from a good teacher.