Pride is a celebrated american virtue, but it is not actually a virtue at all. Pride sets itself up in opposition to humility, the true virtue.
Many people confuse pride and strength.
They talk of team pride, when really what they need is team strength. Strength is a resolve to do your best and try your hardest even in the face of great adversity. Strength and humility can go hand in hand, but there is no room in humility for human pride.
Human pride rises up in arrogance against any other that dares to challenge it. It sees itself as special, different, blessed, even better than all others.
It fights against submission to God, submission to an opponent, submission to compromise, or submission to any sort of authority.
Pride leads us to hunger for more height and fame, but it is ultimately a sign of weakness.
The proud are to weak to face a universe where they are not in control, where God exists and is in charge. Their pride rises from their own misplaced confidence in their ability, where as true strength rises from deep faith and resolved character.
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