Building Pride

TOPIC: Moderate

It's very easy to become prideful. I've been that way for most of my life. Don't feel bad about it. Just know you have some "self-surgery" to do on your own mind. The intent of this section is to show you how pride builds up inside of you. Maybe you can identify with multiple sources.
I wrap up with a description of Self-Deception and lastly the Mushroom Metaphor. Which is more than just a metaphor.

Only one sin

Before the Fall,_Evidence for a Golden_Age (New Dawn Magazine)- Ego Explosion

Billions of people (85%? 90%? 95%+?) on the planet will be wrong. The biggest lesson of all will be that there is only 'ONE SIN' that matters.  PRIDE!
For pride leads to all our darkest negative emotions and therefore all "Evil."

Money is not the root of all evil.
Greed is not the root of all evil.
Religion is not the root of all evil.

 

How you build pride

There are many ways that pride can grow inside each of us. Here are a few examples of how it might occur:

- pride is a virus -

Promotion - corporate ladder (MSNBC)

separate table, too big.

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prevents you from being yourself

Scary Parent pride

Reaction to criticism from parents as a younger child. You boost your own pride to fend off an overly aggressive parent. Whether limited to shouting, or a more physical form such as hitting or sexual abuse.

Victim
Pride


 

Composite of some of the other prides above.

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Good example: lawyers requesting outrageous sums for an accident or even a deliberate act.

A particularly memorable one is the Mcdonald's Hot Coffee spill in a car.

- This is another reminder why I will only discuss and not debate things on this website. Victims can find unlimited excuses and reasons. This is why lawyers make the big bucks.

 

Metropolis anime - Trailer

 

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Metropolis by Osamu Tezuka - 2001
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