Pride
A feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's achievements of those with whom one is closely associated or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.
the consciousness of one's dignity.
I want to discuss the lather of the two meanings.
I have a friend who has been in a depression now for four years, He lost his girlfriend from complications from her battle with MS.
After she passed he lost their apartment and went to live with his mother, for three years she watched him fall into a depression and didn't help him out of it.
So he was lost in self-pity and doubt.
Fast-forward: He came to stay with me for six months until he got a car. I let him stay, and once he got his car, he lived in it.
I have tried to help him by giving him the resource to get help but his selfish pride still has him in his car.
I have tried to talk to him and it's always an excuse for why he is still in his car.
I care about what happens to him but at this point, I'm tired of talking his pride
has him blind as to what he needs to do to get his life back.
My grandma used to say "Your pride can kill you if you let it."
This person seems like he doesn't want to face the fact he needs help and he needs it from not just me.
I want what is best for my friend but not at the cost of my sanity.
I had to learn the hard way about letting my pride go and asking for help, it's hard to do but in the end worth knowing you don't have to do everything alone.
Swallow your selfish pride and ask
for the help you need to change your life.
