Pride the Root Cause
July 11, 2009
Today, emotional stress and depression all around us is viewed as common in our daily lives. It may start from as little as dealing with traffic to work stress and relationship strife. However, we often ignore that the root cause of it all is pride.
It is pride that enrages one individual against another on the road; he may think, “does he think he is better than me, I will show him by honking at him” instead of humbling himself. To illustrate, “A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.”
Also, when dealing with difficulties at work and tough circumstances, it is easy to fall into the pit of pride. For example, maintaining an attitude of humility with your co-workers is much more important than being right all the time. No one wants destruction in their life, the opposite of pride is humility, because “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
Additionally, relationship strife can start from small misunderstandings resulting in disconnect from each other, which leads to depression. Instead of putting the pride aside and reuniting the couple grows further apart. In spite of this, you must not forget as C.S. Lewis once said, “A man is never so proud as when striking an attitude of Humility.”
Moreover, it is truly amazing how much every couple remembers about love before marriage and forgets soon after. A love quote is something every couple should have in their memory. So, the next time any of those negative thoughts about your loved one surface, you will immediately be reminded.
Reading: “Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy.
Love is never boastful, nor conceited, nor rude;
It is not self-seeking, nor easily angered.
It keeps no record of wrongdoing.
It does not delight in evil,
But rejoices in the truth.
It always protects, trusts, hopes, and preserves.
There is nothing love cannot face;
There is no limit to its faith, hope, and endurance.
In a word, there are three things that last forever:
Faith, hope, and love;
But the greatest of them all is love.”
Overall, life without pride is much more peaceful and giving. You are not constantly thinking about your next move based on pride, instead your mind is settled on humility and love.
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I totally agree with you, pride is the killer for many relationship too.
Dolly, cute name!
Remember people used to call me Barbie because they couldn’t say “Barjeana?”
I like your article, but I have a few comments:
Pride comes before a fall and if you love yourself more than you love others, you will fall. On the flip side Depression can come from love being dissapointed. One person can give all the love they have, but if that love is not reciprocated, then hopelessness abounds and depression soon follows.
Anger can stem from pride. Depression can stem from anger internalized. However, there is clinical Depression which simply comes because of the genes passed down through family history. This kind of depression must either be healed by the power of God, or by the power of medication.
This is very thought provoking.
Carry on!
Barbie, thanks for your great feedback, well said! Not a lot of people realize the danger of family history passed on these days which can have a great impact on one’s life. Most people are product of their environment and go through tough times in making life choices.