Pride has caused much destruction to the human race psychologically, emotionally and physically than discussed. I remember suffering emotionally for months just because I thought I could be underestimated if I told my girlfriend what I really wanted or showed her I am as fragile as her. The implications was that, I was the one who wanted to be treated in a certain way and not her, I was the one suffering and not her. She was free but I was encaged with pride holding me from telling her I needed little attention.
But then, what is pride
Pride is That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children etc.
From the definition, I extracted these line
the occasion or ground of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children etc.
From above ,it shows pride isn't done on ideas we are so confident on but on ideas we only presume to be as we think. When we presume to be brilliant, beautiful, a genius, the man, strong. This presumptions makes us act proudly when in fact we doesn't really possess these qualities. And as lovely as it is to acquire expertise, no one likes a proud person.
Most relationship problem are centered on pride, the man or woman presume to be the boss, so act like one, saying "sorry" for a wrong become a problem they both feel asking the other for what they need provided the other doesn't know could make the other person disrespect them or use it as a means to boost
The proud has never gone far in life no matter how much he strive to, people usually allow them live up to what they claim to be and are readily available to celebrate their fall. Pride is one factor that has a disadvantage without it advantage.
We are nothing by ourselves, whatever we presume we are today was as a result of God and a man's favour, we have no power to whatever we enjoy. So why live like we have it all.
God lift the humble and rebuke the pride.