Excessive pride in one's attitude and behavior reveals his ignorance or denial of the truth, because the truth is: If one thinks he's the best, he's wrong. There is always room for improvement. If one believes that he knows it all, he's wrong. There is always more to learn. If one hopes that God loves him more than anyone else, his hope is unfounded, for God is just and loves everyone equally. If one acts as though he is better than another person, he denies the truth. Each person living on Earth today will, at some unknown day in the future, leave this world to return to the spirit domain. And each of us will, in the presence of God, review our entire life experience, which will be judged. Now imagine this situation actually happening to you, and you are awaiting a decision from God as to which level of the spirit world you are worthy to see. What do you think the criteria of judgment will be? It seems pretty clear in this instance that you will NOT be judged by: your bank balance, the number of people who know your name, the cleanliness of your house, the college your children attended, or the number of times you attended church. In fact, I can promise you that when it all comes down to it, we will all be judged by God solely based upon the number of times we chose to interact compassionately, justly, lovingly, selflessly, empathetically, generously, and mercifully with the world around us. Basically, what matters most is how often one accepts the truth and follows the will of God. "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me'" - Matthew 25:40 The lesson here is that pride is foolish because in the end, only one thing is important. So while it's okay to be happy about a recent accomplishment or advancement, we should all strive to keep the long-term picture in mind, to remember and act upon that which is truly important.