WHAT PEOPLE THINK THEY GAIN FROM BEING PROUD
As it is, we all have encountered a couple of proud people in our lives, and there’s a particular way that seemingly, all of them behave that makes it so obvious that they are proud people.
Albeit, we might even be one ourselves, but wouldn’t want to admit. I mean, that is what it does to us; pride doesn’t let you admit that you’ve pride, isn’t that really ironic?
Well, if you ask me, I would say that at some point in each of our lives, we all exhibit the trait of pride. Some of us quickly get rid of it, while others just cling to it as though it’s some sort of identity to them, quite pathetic.
But come to think of it, most people do actually enjoy being in that state, or whatever they call it. For some reason, they feel, being proud sets them apart from other “non-entity“. They utterly believe they have absolutely nothing to do with people of a lower class than they are.
However, they always fail to realize that there were at that lower class at some point in their life, but they can’t seem to recollect such memories again because pride has made it vague and obscure before them.
I really don’t blame such persons in any way, I just see them as ignorant. Because, if you check closely, they sure are really ignorant. I mean, why would you think of yourself better than anyone else, even if you obviously are? Can’t you just put your head down and be humble for once in your life and see how the world will work in your favour?
Most of these proud persons are the ones that often nag and whine that things are not going well for them, or people are not treating them nicely. They Gail to see that they’re really the cause of their predicament. All they see is that people are the fault for every single little thing that may be going through.
I really don’t have anything against them you know. It’s just that I find it so difficult to relate and align with them because they don’t even want you close to them in the first place. Like they think they are alpha and omega and nobody should be equal to them or whatever they think.
And you know, the pride get bigger and “better” as they move further in life. I really don’t know what is fueling that pride, but it just has to stop, like it really has to. If every human on earth were to be proud, I don’t think it will be enough to house every one of us, because some people will want to have the earth as their own personal place of habitat.
Now, the more reason the number of proud people grows every day is that they feel that they are benefitting something from showcasing such an attitude. Like what the hell! Why on earth will anyone feel that he’s gaining from being proud and all that.
Well, this article will be focusing on those things people think they gain or benefit from being proud. And trust me, there are loads of them and we’ll treat as many as we can. So below are some of those so-called underlying benefits
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Some Inexplicable Joy
for some dumb reason, those people feel that being proud will give them some inner joy. And we all know inner joy, most times are inexplicable. We seem to be joyous, but when we’re asked why, we really cannot place our hands on anything in particular.
This is same for those proud people. They think some unexplainable joy will arise within them. However, that thing they call joy, isn’t really joy. Rather, it is just their Ego feeling hood about itself and that is where the problem is even coming from in the first place.
Like, nothing fuels the ego more than pride. You want to have so much ego, then get proud. It will just grow and blossom, because as it is, pride is like fertilizer to the ego and it doesn’t stop growing as long as you don’t stop “improving” on your pride.
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A Form of Identity
Really, people actually do think that they derive some sort of identity by being proud. Like, dude,whoever told you that was wrong. What kind of identity do you even think you can get that you don’t already have, what?
This is not actually a new thing, because for a fact a lot of people do attach themselves to their pride and that makes them to derive a kind of identity that they think is way better than the person they previously were.
The thing is, you are already who you are on the inside whether you realize it or not. Of a truth, nothing can actually change the person you’re on the inside, except probably, you choose to fake life and that’s where this whole identity issue is coming from.
So I don’t really know how this helps you, but attaching yourself to your pride and forming an identity from it is not really worth it, because the person you’re on the inside is always way better than the one you could ever fake or mimic.
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Loyal “Subjects”
This may sound a little bit off the hook, but of a truth people think they tend to get more loyal ” subjects” by being proud. In case you don’t know what loyal subjects are, they may include friends,family and even colleagues at workplaces.
They just feel that people tend to regard and respect them more when they are proud. I usually wonder where they do get all this thinking from, I really do!
All the same, it’s what they think it is, but it’s not actually what it seems. As a matter of fact, it’s the exact opposite of what they actually think.
CONCLUSION
So, basically, I was just able to draft out just 3 reasons. However, this is not to say that it’s all there is. I actually got tired of thinking what those proud think of themselves and I just have to just stop.
So this is a takeaway tip: Do whatever you’ve to do, but with humility and meekness. You really won’t get far with pride, trust me, you won’t.
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