Pride or Prize

IT was right there in front of me.

A lone piece of paper in the middle of the floor.

But I didn’t pick it up.

Why?

Because I was conscious of what people might say.

I didn’t want to look like a prude.

When I look back at it, I realize, what did I have to lose?

So what if people thought I was a prude?

So what if they laughed at me?

At least that would’ve been one less piece of trash left in the open. This was small-scale situation, but the same principles are applied.

What if it was about someone dumping trash in the river and I had the chance to tell that someone off?

What if it was a matter of graft and corruption?

What if it involved saving someone’s life?

I focused on my pride instead of the prize.

The prize would have been helping others.

Pride would be only thinking of our self — our image, our reputation, the way we look in front of others and what they will say about us.

But think about it: Can what others think of us really hurt us?

So why do we get so caught up with it?

I don’t say this from a standpoint of righteousness.

Like I said, I have been and am still guilty of this many times.

But each time I’m confronted with an opportunity to make a difference, I try my best to think not about my reputation but what will come out of it.

Imagine if everyone put aside their pride for the sake of others.

This country would probably be rid of a lot of its problems.

At the end of the day, helping others is the most important thing in the world.

Because that’s what love in action is all about.

In Him,
GEORGE GABRIEL

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