TRY TO KEEP THE EGO IN CHECK -
"Self-will still leads
us to make decisions
based on manipulation,
ego, lust or false pride. We
don't like to be wrong. Our
egos tell us that we can do
it on our own, but lone-
liness and paranoia
quickly return."
(The Basic
Text, p.
80)
TO PREVENT FALSE PRIDE'S OTHER SIDE -
"So false pride became the reverse side of that ruinous coin marked 'Fear.' We simply had to be the number one people to cover up our deep-lying inferiorities." "But today ... [w]e no longer seek fame and honor in order to be praised." (12 & 12, p, 123)
"Generosity is
giving more than
you can, and pride is
taking less than you need."
- Khalil Gibran (1883 - 1931) Lebanese-American, Third best selling poet of all time in the world
*HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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