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I essentially agree with you but it is important to understand that pride has its failings, even without being what I would consider excessive. By being proud
by wollw 15y ago
I essentially agree with you but it is important to understand that pride has its failings, even without being what I would consider excessive. By being proud you put yourself in the position of having your pride wounded. This is distinct from lacking pride somewhat like lacking feeling while having surgery if different than having to feel every cut. On the other hand, pride can be very important in giving the self-confidence and motivation needed to improve oneself and one's skills.
- ahoyhere 15y agoYou're taking the word "pride" and talking about it as if it were a physical thing that really exists. "Wounded pride" is something that can happen to anyone, regardless of whether they give themselves credit for their achievements. "Wounded pride" really means "wounded self-image" -- everybody has a self-image, regardless of how good or bad it is.
- wollw 15y agoMaybe my understanding of pride is flawed but let me put it another way. By holding an opinion or expectation of oneself (or another) you're setting yourself up for disappointment in the case that the opinion or expectation is challenged. If I pride myself as highly knowledgeable in some field and someone comes along and points out all the flaws in my knowledge then it's probably going to hurt. If I don't pride myself on this sort of knowledge then it won't force me to reconsider my self-view in the same way. The flip side being that if I pride myself on this sort of knowledge that very pride may be the impetus that makes me actually go out and learn the things I don't know.