Message #38346

[Jitendra Hydonus]

"It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels." - St. Augustine

On some level pride is also pretention. There are many ways ego manifests. Pride being one way. Although other forms of ego are countless. Take for instance pretentiousness or possessiveness. Sometimes I’m able to look back on my life and see how others may have seen me. Hopefully I’m gaining some humility from it. Either that or self deprecation. The former would most likely be better. Stoicism as a response to insults is not always the best response to the blatant pride and ego of others. And there are many people who take it as an insult that someone is not treating or speaking of them with proper respect or attention. Others are overly sensitive or touchy about what has been said to them. The list is endless. All personality traits we are attempting to overcome to become angelic.