Today I was doing a little ruminating on the seven deadlies, particularly pride, on my way from the van to the taco shack before class (which I am still being: before class). Maybe it's just because I'm just not a good enough Christian (heh), but I just don't see the problem with having a bit of pride in your life (everything in moderation, mind you, see later).
I'm proud of the fact that, through both hard times (of which we're having now) and easy times Denise and I have persevered these past ten years despite all predictions to the contrary and despite absolutely no support from her family and almost none from mine.
I'm proud of how intelligent and articulate my children are, and I'm so proud of Lash for his bravery in facing Bryan in court and doing his best to make sure justice is handed down his way.
I'm proud of Chris because, while I am so vehemently anti-military and anti-war, I can see the impact Chris' enlistment has had on his life and the positive personal changes it's brought his way and will bring his way in the future.
And so on.
I don't get what's wrong with that. And anyone who actually would tell me that it's wrong to feel proud of these things can stick a thick splintery broom up whichever orifice would be least comfortable (and that, my friends, is wrath, coming your way later).
I get the idea of how it's wrong to be prideful over such trite things as materialism or how very awesome I am. But I don't think pride and humility are necessarily mutually exclusive.
While I've got your attention, I don't have a lot of problems, so long as laws aren't broken and people aren't harmed, with lust, envy or wrath either. Avarice (though I love the word), Sloth and Gluttony are pretty lame, sure. So I'll give you yur three deadlies.
Without lust there wouldn't be people. Without envy, most of us would be so unmotivated as to be slothful and without wrath we'd care a lot less about the wrong things people and governments do against us. So I'll keep 'em too.
Now, what are you proud of?
And a moment of avarice. . .I so want this shirt:
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