Like all personal attributes, pride in and of itself is not bad; but it becomes a sin when it becomes oversized. We can be proud of our accomplishments and we can even boast of something that we have done exceptionally well. In fact, I teach my college students that it is good to be proud of an exceptional talent you have, because we are all good at something, even several things. What is wrong, I inform them, is when you think you are good at everything and think you know everything. As I instruct my students, we are all good at some things, but none of us are good at all things.
