Love is not proud
1 Corinthians 13:4
Pride is the mentality which refuses to seek correction, refuses to learn, and assumes that self knows more than anyone else who disagrees. Pride clouds our minds. It makes us think people of other opinions are more stupid or ignorant than we are. This is quite evident in the way the world uses its social media. People do not enter discussions to learn but to put others down or show off. It’s not about bringing people to truth but about ‘winning.’ Pride assumes that it is already correct. Therefore any argument which disagrees has no validity. Pride tends to zero in upon first impressions rather than what is actually said. Pride looks for ways to validate its own position. How many people only research and share a view insofar as it agrees with them? Our pride does not even acknowledge when we are wrong, so we just keep on assuming we are right. It’s okay to apologize on social media. It’s good to admit someone else is right. We are not required to excuse our behavior, to defend our wrongness, or fight to the last key-stroke. Neither are we required to do any of these things even when we are right. Pride can be a problem for both those who are wrong and those who are right.
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