Pride Makes You Weak, Vulnerability Makes You Strong

Pride is a paper-thin image, ready to be torn by the slightest impact. At any moment, the real you, with all of your flaws and insecurities, can be revealed to the world. In showing yourself stronger than you are, you’re setting yourself up for a big and painful drop.

But vulnerability, the less popular choice, has the opposite effect. What if you were open about your weaknesses and accepted them? The world might tear you up a little bit, right? That’s why vulnerability can’t be tossed around carelessly. But if you’re careful about showing your humanity in humility, and accept that you don’t have everything together, magic happens.

People like you more because they know you’re real. Real people have faults. Prideful, fake people make sure not to show any fault. Your true colors are a brilliant mix of fault and merit, and it’s nothing to be ashamed of.

Not only that, but starting with humility and vulnerability grant you confidence in who you really are. Confidence is the good aspect of pride that causes so many of us to fall in the trap. Pride brings confidence with it, but when your confidence is based on an image that is not you, you can lose it.