Pride Is The Most Dangerous Level Of Pride

In numerous books, I noticed how it is looked down upon to be a prideful person. This is a lesson that too many people do not seek knowledge of. Those are the few who do not realize the way that you act towards other is only a reflection of yourself. I have seen up close and personal how being a prideful person can seriously hurt your life. In the Popol Vuh I saw them mention pride countless times and one example of that would be from the story of the twins grandparents healing the Lord. “They had desired the death of Seven Macaw, and they were able to do it. For they saw pride as evil and went to do these things according to the word of Heart of Sky.” (p. 88, PopoVuh). What is evil to one could be good to the other, just as what is good

“There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. “'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance”

According to the theologians, pride is the worst of the seven deadly sins. therefore having pride in what you do is all about motivation. Getting motivated and doing something you love to achieve full potential is in a human nature. Scientifically spoke, it all begins from the bunch of chemicals that is happening in your brain. While all animals produce basic emotions like fear and anger, humans have highly developed social emotions, such as shame, guilt and pride which involve an awareness of what other people think and feel about us. The serotonin is the chemical that produces happiness in your brain.

Even though pride can be a good thing at times, it is hurtful, it is an emotion that can make or break someone.

When is excessive pride considered Dangerous? That is the question people have been asking throughout history. Based on your beliefs, one may deem that their actions on this earth is worth far more than the consequences you could receive in heaven. On the other hand, The Puritans were strong believers of the total opposite Ideology. During the 1600s in Salem Massachusetts the majority of the population were Puritans, who believed that their solitary goal in life was to please God to secure their place in heaven. In order to secure his place in heaven, John Proctor committed an honorable act to hang instead of admitting to any relation to Satan.

Pride generally means the pleasure or a feeling of deep satisfaction that we get because of our achievements or our skills or some kind of rare quality that we possess. Often times, having pride is considered unhealthy for an individual as it is believed that having pride can lead to internal blindness and finally downfall. This is evitable from “The Tragedy of Macbeth”, by William Shakespeare. Although, we can’t neglect a fact that everything has two sides, a bad one and a good one, just like a two sided coin.

Pride is a deadly sin because people that are too prideful cannot recognize that pride is a problem that has to be dealt with. In most cases people do not realize their pride until a problem presents itself and they are forced to realize the truth. Dr. Maxwell says “Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us. As Stephen Covey has said, “It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it, and appropriately act on it.” Without humility, we care about only one opinion—our own” (Maxwell). Even when pointed out people’s ego make them blind to their

What is pride? The Oxford Dictionary says that pride is, “A feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.” Pride can consume people and change them for the worst. Pride leads to destruction when used against others. Being prideful is a good characteristic to have, but there comes a point when being ¨prideful¨ turns into being shameful for someone else.

When people hear the word pride, it’s usually not referred to being positive. Like the need for materialistic objects and a thirst for revenge, pride comes to us instinctively. Saint Augustine says, “It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.” This quote states that having an unnecessary amount of pride can transform us into beings that we shouldn’t be; turn us into these monsters that others refuse to be around, but having a sense of humbleness can better us in both our perspective of ourselves and others. Whether we are afraid of being wrong and admitting our mistakes or eager to claim credit for the satisfaction of feeling like we’ve accomplished something, pride has the tendency to take over our

My first example of pride comes in when Reverend Hale is asked to depict who is a witch and who is not. He gloats in his own pride that not just one person but an entire town trusts in him to choose who is guilty. He triumphs in his own knowledge about God and the devil. Reverend Hale first comes to Salem in Act Ⅰ. Not only is he

Pride has many benefits and many downfalls. Many qualities of pride can be beneficial, to be proud of family or friends can be uplifting and can form strong bonds. But pride can also mask genuine human emotions; stop those who feel pride from showing vulnerability, or weakness. The qualities of pride itself can be complex and inconceivable, like many human qualities. Each particular emotion has diverse and opposite effects, pride for example can be a word used to describe utter happiness and fulfillment, while others can use pride to close themselves off. In the book Stone Angel, written by the well known author Margaret Laurence, pride is often portrayed as a negative quality. It is used as a shield, a protection from pain and loss. When

Pride is a feeling of satisfaction for one’s accomplishments, yet excessive pride, or hubris, negatively influences one’s fate. Hubris is within every person to some extent and is found within the heroes and villains of several modern and classical stories, such as The Odyssey, Romeo and Juliet, and Of Mice and Men. In these stories, Odysseus, Mercutio, and Curley suffer from hubris which prompts their path from fortune to misfortune, or peripeteia. In The Odyssey, Odysseus gains a sense of perfection after his countless heroic deeds in the Trojan War and beyond, yet he oversteps his limitations which lead him toward more conflicts.

It can cause people to work longer and harder to achieve a task or become better in a specific area. Pride can be seen when a toddler performs a certain skill and the mother has witnessed the accomplishment of her child. This type of pride is what can drive humanity forward. Then there is a type of pride known as hubristic pride. Hubristic pride can lead to arrogance and can leave the person feeling entitled to more than what they deserve.

Another biblical example of pride is in the life of Hezekiah. Hezekiah, king of southern Judah, put his faith and loyalty in God. He “held fast to the Lord and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the Lord had given Moses. And the Lord was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook” (2 Kings 18.6-7). He ruled in the favor of the Lord, but when he was sent a gift from the Babylonians, he “welcomed them, and showed them all his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his armory, all that was found in his storehouses.

Pride was believed to be “a high or overweening opinion of one’s own qualities, attainments, or estate, which gives rise to a feeling and attitude of superiority over and contempt for others” (OED 2). This usage of the word pride gives it a negative cynical connotation, describing people as vain, arrogant or belittling other people. An example of this could be when someone famous thanks “all the little people” as seen as in movies and TV as a joke. They are suggesting that they are bigger or greater than others. Pride is not a negative trait to have if it doesn’t get the best of you.