(September 25, 2022 at 9:05 am)Duty Wrote: Agreed - it's a matter of definitions to a degree, it's just that winning a sense of pride for worthwhile achievements seems fundamental to me, and yet the word is vilified virtually 360 in the culture:
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Quote:[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride]Pride(superbia), also known as hubris (from Ancient Greek ὕβρις) or futility. It is considered the original and worst of the seven deadly sins on almost every list, the most demonic.[41] It is also thought to be the source of the other capital sins.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins
There are several cases like this, sad to say. People read the old definitions of words and interpret them according to newer meanings. It leads to confusion.
Frankly I wish we could stick with "superbia" or "hubris." That would distinguish it from the healthier kind of pride you're talking about.
I certainly agree that having a chance to accomplish something, and to feel good about what you've done, is an important part of life. Lewis is not arguing against such a thing.
It's a matter of perspective. If I make a painting I'm pleased with, that doesn't mean I should start saying I'm better than Rembrandt. (That would be delusional.) Or that life is not fair because I'm not famous. (This could make me bitter.) Or that because I am so great I should start treating other painters as my inferiors. (That's the bad kind of pride.)
