John H. Holliday, DDS (![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} john_h_holliday) wrote,@ 2009-04-13 19:56:00 |
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Charloft. Wednesday. Pride.
Pride is a virtue. In pride, we set high expectations for ourselves. The opposite of pride is shame. Pride demands that we strive not to disappoint ourselves, with whom we spend all our waking hours. Pride is not weakness nor vying for power nor passive smugness with mediocrity. It is struggle to master ourselves, and the honour of success, without other reward or recognition. Pride demands we act in such a way that we may hold our heads high. Pride is active and dynamic, a way of being in the world. Pride is ability and competency. Pride is a virtue.