A Spark by Innocent Mwatsikesimbe from The Vision, chapter 53
“You know what you are worth by seeking self-knowledge, and you protect that knowledge with pride.”
by Innocent Mwatsikesimbe — from The Vision, chapter 53
The walk-through
Pride carries a bad name, and Innocent keeps a working version of it: “Pride is beneficial when it encourages you to respect yourself, repelling things that reduce your worth.”
He learned it in a position of power that came with plenty of temptation to misuse it. What gave him the strength to refuse was his own pride. He knew what he was worth, and he could see that abusing the power would leave him thinking less of himself. That price was higher than anything the abuse had to offer.
Self-knowledge is how the worth gets measured; pride is what guards the measurement. It gives him the strength to “protect, maintain and improve my self-worth”, so he refuses whatever would attack it. This kind of pride never needs to look down on anyone. It only declines to let you shrink yourself.
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