Arrogance: a virtue or a sin?
By Leonora
@Leonora (1633)
Portugal
December 2, 2006 2:17pm CST
Today, someone said that I'm an arrogant person!
Uau...maybe I'm a little. That does not mean that I'm not also a nice person.
But, after all, what arrogance means? That I'm able to defend my points of vue? That I don't let others to humiliate? That I'm a fighet?
Or, one another hand, arrogance means I don't respect others opinion. No! This is not right! I respect others!
So...let me from you, my friends.
To start: do you think that I'm an arrogant person? If yes, why.
Than, let's talk a little about arrogance!
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23 responses
@littlefranciscan (18327)
• United States
2 Dec 06
I understand that arrogance is a quality of a person who thinks he/she is better than others. It means they look at others as something less then themselves..they think only their opinion, their way of doing things, their life is the only thing that matters..+
@Leonora (1633)
• Portugal
2 Dec 06
Hello. What a long, long time without hear from you, my dear.
Well, thinking like, I'm not an arrogant person, because I don't consider that my opinion is the only one to be right, or I'm the only one to be right.
What I use to do is to don't accept the first the others wants to "sell" me and I defend my point of vue. But, if I see that I'm wrong, I admit that.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 Dec 06
I would not classify arrogance in either category, virtue or sin.
We all have our own varying levels of arrogance because it is perfectly natural to feel that you excel in a particular subject or are above a certain type of behaviour etcetera. I see no problem with this providing that we do not allow ourselves to become too arrogant and consider all others to be subordinate.
@ewriterz (20)
• India
3 Dec 06
It is not at all to be arogant. Try to listen to one and all and treat everyone in a friendly way. You don't have to be rude to anyone you are speaking with. If you feel that the person thinks you are rude and you appologise then you are not arogant. Biut if you appologise and still behave in a manner of arrogance then........you should do some thinking.
@evangelist911 (12)
• India
3 Dec 06
arrogance cannot be classified as a virtue or a sin. it depends on one's perception and situations. if you think displaying that kind of behaviour was fit for that situation even if termed arrogant by a few or not then it is correct.
@Lillith (774)
• United States
3 Dec 06
To me, arrogance is the personality trait of thinking you are superior to others, or thinking of yourself as knowing everything and never being wrong. It could also be that an arrogant person feels he or she is indestructable or above reproach. I have never found anything in any of your posts here to indicate that you are arrogant. You seem to be a very nice person and very direct.
@hcprasad (1012)
• India
3 Dec 06
I can definitely make out that you are arrogant, because you say that you are capable of defending. Whether you have points for argument or not but your immediate reply is that you will defend.
you mail me hanagod_prasad@hotmail for whatever type of discussion. I am ready because my nature is also not budging.
@djbtol (5493)
• United States
3 Dec 06
I cannot say if you are ignorant or not because I do not know you. So please take no offense at what I say.
Arrogance and pride are closely related and in most instances are sinful. When I think that I am better or more important than someone else, I am being arrogant. Anything I do or say that has the intention of putting someone else down, or elevating myself above another is arrogance.
Yes it is a sin, and it is a sin we all deal with.
@lucy02 (5015)
• United States
3 Dec 06
I accuse my husband of being arrogant sometimes, but he says I actually love that trait in him. I kind of think I do. lol
I don't know if you would call it arrogance or confidence but no its not always a bad thing. It's just part of your personality that makes you who you are, as long as you respect other people.
@asheshpatel (178)
• India
3 Dec 06
let them thing what u r but u have to decide what u r because only u can change u
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