PRISONER EXPRESS

For me, my pride has often times led me astray to the point of physical discomfort, as well as some emotional disturbances, too!!! Why??? Really I can't honestly say what pride is...But I do know the feeling of having others look to you in awe...Sometimes even in fear...It's easy to become confused, cause in the full scope of things every rational man wants to be viewed as special by everyone else... Then there are times that self pride drives me to my very best at something that I could very easily do rough-shod and let go...And still I don't really know what pride is...Do you??? When I am out in the rain washing my car is that pride or vanity??? This is what I do know, for most of my life I have been walking tall, never backing down from a challenge, whether I felt it a worthy cause or not...So now here I sit in prison with all my pride...Only now being proud of myself leads me to keep fairly fit, clothes clean, housing area neat and clean...So what has changed about me??? Well, I think that I still have the same amount of pride as I always had, only now I also have more rational thought processes to govern my every action...So instead of being lead by foolish pride, I can stand my ground and grin and bear it...All in all, pride is something that we all need as its what urges us to comb our hair, wax the car, buy new clothes...But as with everything else too much Pride can be harmful.