Essay on Pride“Pride does not derive pleasure from having something, but only from having more of it than anyone else… It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the others. " (CS Lewis). One could say that this quote is very accurate because, although it is true that pride gives an encouraging feeling of confidence, this self-confidence is generated by your impression of superiority. When this feeling is exaggerated, it brings to arrogance and excessive pomposity, which can cause an individual to feel humility once he recognizes that he is not as superior as he imagined. The benevolent confidence I possess today is the result of my pride. I have always had a considerable amount of insecurity , because my fears have constantly haunted me: fear of embarrassment, fear of not being as good as everyone else... Because of my sense of inferiority and lack of self-esteem, I never thought I could achieve something great meaning. This has stopped me from doing many things in the past, but one day, after seeing a movie where a guy who had every chance to do it. ...