Saturday, August 23, 2003 .

"PRIDE AND POSSIBILITIES"

this is yet another installment of Clement's random thoughts that he just has to tell the world about.
in case anyone didnt know...YAHOO (the search engine) is the acronym for Yet Another Hyper-text Online Organization. =) smile and be happy that you know now.

anyway...this entry about Pride and Possibilities was inspired by two seperate incidences.
the thought of writing about pride was triggered by Jamal, a man who has alot of pride and will not let it down.
Possibilities on the other hand was inspired by an online conversation with Alden. but i've decided not to write about that part anymore. it's too mind boggling. (and i dont mean Alden is mind boggling) it's just not something good to write about.

here we go.
Jamal is a proud man...and on the training session before the testimonial match, he showed it classically. but i shall not dwell on that, coz that's not my point.
i said it once before (if anyone remembers) that if there was anything that would definately lead to a person's downfall, it would be pride.
cliche as it may sound, pride is a double-edged sword.
it's as potent a tool as a suicidal weapon.
i remember a friend telling me a few years ago that i have alot of pride, too much pride. and it was true. i did have alot of pride then. there's a difference between pride and confidence.
confidence is what you want to have, and so is pride. but confidence in excess will have you kicked in the butt, whereas pride in excess is fatal.
alot of relationships and friendships end because somebody let their pride get in the way.
trust me on this...i've had my fair share.

i have a little advice, it's good to be proud of yourself and what you're doing, but dont let this pride get the better of you. how love blinds you pales in comparison to how pride can.
i havent lived very long....many things i still dont know. but this is one lesson i learnt the hard way. and i learnt it well.



screaming infidelity at 6:43 PM
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