What is the difference between pride and ego?
Pride is what you feel inside of yourself. About your family and where you come from and what you find important to protect about yourself. i think ego is more something that you build upon yourself. Pride is with you form the start Ego can be about you being vain. I think pride is more important then ego because you can build good morals and goals for your life. Ego can get in they way of important thing. In the story where lupes father came back it was her pride that made her feel unattached to this man who had abandoned them, as where herr mother went inside and didnt let anyone know she knew who this was. Her ego caused her to go in and get dolled up for this man she hadnt seen in years. I know there has een times where my ego couldnt fit through the door so to speak. Especially when i became a massage therapist and i worked at this company for 2 years. and one day my boss asked me to do some work that usually the maintence does.My ego told me thats not your job thats beneath you. But thinking like that wouldnt help me in my situation and ultimatley could get me into trouble or i could lose my job. Is my ego worth losing my livlihood? Hell no. No matter how vain you are you need to distinguish whats worth your pride over your ego.
I'd like to comment further on your point that you shouldn't let you ego get in the way especially when your at work. I know i've been asked to so some dumb stuff at work thats not in my job description but i do it anyways because its just not worth it. In times like these we should be lucky that we have a job and have some kind of income coming in.
ReplyDeleteHi Alicia,
ReplyDeleteYour so on point, about what the difference between pride and ego is. And to also comment further on your experience at work, working as a dental assistant and also as a caregiver, your asked to do things sometimes that your like...oh nuh uhhh!!!But just as crystal said...we have to swallow our pride and keep it steppin', just to put food on the table. Pride your able to be humble with, Ego on the other hand when taken in too many doses can be quite ugly.