Tyler

Tyler's Rant

I can't really find too much flaw in people, but I definately can detect alot of pride. It really bothers me because it seems that everything revolves around that person. And everything mentioned has to relate back to that person. Also, too much pride bothers me because they always have to be the best at everything, outdoing you on such miniscule things so they can make a competition out of everything. It is almost a sophisticated way of putting you down. Finally a person with much pride never gives you a chance to speak. Since they always want to talk about themselves you never get a chance to speak.

An example of too much pride is when once I saw a child showing a prideful person a drawing he had made. The person was very good at drawing so it seemed as if the child was looking for gratification. But the person simply took no notice of the drawings and boasted how he himself could do better. So please, try not to be so annoying by bothering people with too much pride! It c.an actually be really hurtful. Hopefully you wouldn't want to do that to one of your peers.

But there is another type of pride that still irritates me: ethnic pride. Ethnic pride is where someone is prideful, but prideful for their race. I personally don't understand this because I think that only personal pride should be reserved for something major you acheive on your own. For example, I am Portuguese. But being Portuguese is not a skill so why could someone be so proud for their race? Nobody would say though, that they are proud to be 4'11", or proud to have a predisposition for colon cancer which are genetic posssibilities just like being Portuguese. So it really is pointless and irritating.