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A: This week I wish to discuss how people's pride get in the way of their true self and lifestyle. They desire to live a certain life, or they think that they must act a certain way to gain people's liking and will buy physical things or say things to purposely deceit others. For example, a high school student driving a new Honda and has a LV backpack. We all know she can not afford those things; those things have been gifted to her. She struts around school and every one gives her compliments. Because she went home too late last night she drives to school the next day with a regular jansport backpack and her old beat up pick up truck. She her pride just got shattered. Desperate to get her "face" back her makes up lies saying she crashed her car and this is her dad's beat up car and her LV purse is at home. But the truth is, she drove her mom's new car and her LV purse was face. Lies and deceit in real life don't get you far, your pride gets hurt because you climbed to the top for the pyramid for the day and now you fall back down to the bottom.
I definitely agree with your entire post. Though I truly miss high school and my youthful spirit there, I strongly disliked constantly seeing prideful teenagers walking about with brand names and such that they cannot afford. Obviously, these high school students I saw everyday did not work or have jobs. Thus, I always wondered to myself, "Where are you guys getting the money to purchase these expensive luxuries?" Honestly, I am glad that my parents did not spoil me like this. By not being in the circle of prideful teenagers, I felt as though I was less blinded; I felt as though by standing on the outside watching these students, I was able to not become like them.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with people being blinded or have to much pride in themselves in which their self and lifestyle is involve. When you live in a city like San Jose, I have noticed that how to present yourself give you a status of where you stand. Like when there is a group of girls, they will compare to see who have the nicest bag or the nicest car. It makes the one who owns the most expensive bag feels highly of her and thinks that she is better than anyone else. But really if you find friends that are true and honest to you, you don’t need all those materialistic stuff to make you look good. Because they will accept you for who you are.
ReplyDeleteI found your post very interesting this week. I agree that pride is such a big factor in a lot of relationships people try and like people that they truly aren't. I have a LV bag because my mom decided to buy me one. I don’t really like using it because I am not high maintenance and I don’t want people to think I am. I have a cousin who has an LV purse as well but its fake. When she uses it she walks like she is better than everyone, even me. Really don’t like when she acts like that because she isn’t better than anyone, it just makes her look dumb.
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