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Originally Posted by Skybird
You cannot be proud of what you have not acchieved yourself.
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Yea. That words weigh themselves in gold
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Originally Posted by Skybird
And honour, it does not depend on outer symbols, nor is it connected to the rules of "outer" authorities and organisations. Honour is in what you chose to do, or not, and in the way you do it. Your deeds and decisions is what defines your honour - no external honour code, and no acchievements by others, and no rules by some group. What others believe we are,m means nothing, what we chose to do even when nobody will ever know is what defines who we are. True honour knows neither pride nor glory - it knows service, and duty.
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But I must add most people can't help but mixing pride and honor. Most people including me are too shallow to be above pride.
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Originally Posted by Skybird
Pride for membership in an organisation, pride of one's religion or country - is just pathos, and narcissism, and is directed against others. Nothing good can come from it.
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Well too many people subscribed to shallow patriotism imo
