Pride is a double-edged sword.
Too much pride will get you killed.
Too little will get you nowhere.
People with too much pride are arrogant, stubborn, and blind to their flaws.
People with too little pride tend to have low self-esteem, seek to please others to a fault, have difficulty accepting praise, and apologise excessively.
Both are consequential to one’s being.
Both result in a distorted reality of oneself.
You might be someone with...
Time is beautiful, but unforgiving.
Time tells the truth; it won't lie; it can capture the sum of your life in a single moment.
The regret from the opportunities you didn't take, the loathing at the paths you didn't walk, the delusions of grandeur, the self-sabotage, the victimhood, letting your ego run wild - if ignored will compound and consume you eventually.
You can lie to the world, and with luck, your rhetoric might convince them of your lies.
You can lie to yourself, and over time you...