Pride

Pride.. It's something that makes us do certain things and not do certain things. People are very prideful and always worry about what others will think of them because of their actions or beliefs. Some men are too prideful to let a woman pay for them on a date. Some women are too prideful to go outside without makeup. When people are prideful they can come across as arrogant or stubborn. People have to learn to put aside their pride and not care about what others will think about them. I feel that people have become prideful and worry too much about others opinions because of society and the media. We are shown certain portrayals of how people are "supposed" to act, live, behave, etc. We try to conform to society's views and we just continue to create stereotypes and molds that people are supposed to "fit into". If we do not fit into these "normal" molds then we are looked at differently. Because people do not want to be looked at differently and seem "weird" then they continue to conform to society's molds. Pride can also be a positive thing. When someone takes pride in themselves or others this just shows satisfaction about something. It doesn't hurt to have pride in yourself and be a confident person but when your pride leaves you to not do certain things because you want to stick to society's molds and you don't want to be looked at differently then that's when being prideful isn't good.