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RomanceRe: My People Please What Kind Of Marriage Is This by darichlife(op): 3:51pm On Dec 21, 2017
izaray:
Money wahala! I guess d MC did dat possibly to get cash from d audince! I even no their trip self cheesy
grin grin grin grin grin
You even know their trip?
RomanceMy People Please What Kind Of Marriage Is This by darichlife(op): 3:41pm On Dec 21, 2017
I came across this pix by a friend on my wall, Please what should we call this i have been laughing all day

RomanceRe: "I Love You No Be For Mouth" - Plus-Sized Lady Shares Her Bank Account Online by darichlife(m): 2:38pm On Dec 21, 2017
Definition of a Broke BBW
SportsRe: Cristiano Ronaldo Boards His CR7 Private Jet In Style (Pictured) by darichlife(m): 8:05pm On Dec 07, 2017
Ronaldo the legend of our time
Science/TechnologyRe: BIG Crocodile Caught Alive In Imo At Ota-mmiri River, Ihiagwa (Photos) by darichlife(m): 1:52pm On Dec 07, 2017
Lala belle auto renew to hunger mod grin grin
CultureRe: Please Is It Biblically Okay For A Pastor To Receive A Chieftancy Title? by darichlife(m): 7:09pm On Dec 06, 2017
Nigerian pastors and respect are like Police and Bribe.

Any Pastor that collects a chieftaincy title is first a criminal and not a true man of God, the practices that goes with becoming a chief are highly diabolical and involves taking of an oath, why would any true man of God or Pastor partake in this dirty act.
Nairaland GeneralRe: Man Strolls In Boxers In Owerri After Removing His Clothes (Photos) by darichlife(m): 6:48pm On Dec 06, 2017
Nonsensical Nonsense

No mental asylum to hold and care for the depressed in this Zoogeria
CrimeRe: Wife Pours Hot Water On Her Husband In Abuja After Argument Over Socks. Photos by darichlife(m): 6:46pm On Dec 06, 2017
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

What the heck is this shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked
PropertiesRe: Would You Give Up Social Media To Live In This Mansion? by darichlife(m): 7:29pm On Dec 02, 2017
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked


If I wake up tomorrow and there's no more internet access or social media is gone;
I'd pray to the lord to take my life.
PoliticsRe: IPOB Gets Fund In Paris From Holland, Hungary, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Turkey by darichlife(m): 2:43pm On Sep 23, 2017
Thunder fire the mouth of the writer and thinkers of this statements. sad sad sad sad sad
PhonesRe: What Do You Think About Facebook Integrating Whatsapp Into The Facebook App? by darichlife(m): 2:33pm On Sep 23, 2017
Been thinking of this for a long time, finally it is here. My God how ideas fly
CelebritiesRe: 2face Idibia Celebrates His 42nd Birthday Today by darichlife(m): 9:47am On Sep 18, 2017
Today is my birthday as well. Wish me well Nairalanders
PoliticsThe Confessions Of Harold Smith: The Destruction Of Nigeria By Britain by darichlife(op): 10:44am On Sep 16, 2017
The man Harold Smith is not new in Nigerian history. He is one of the
architects of colonial foundation that midwifed Nigerian independence
in 1960.

His response was “I am in my 80s now; I have agreed but in the past
‘they’ did not want me to say anything, but now I don’t want to go to
my grave without telling the truth about the atrocities perpetrated in
Africa by the colonialists.

Brothers and sisters; on Ben TV last Thursday, Harold Smith was on a
program to reveal what went behind the scene before the independence.
The Oxford University graduate had this to say about his role in
Nigeria pre and after independence era.download (18)

‘Our agenda was to completely exploit Africa . Nigeria was my duty
post. When we assessed Nigeria, this was what we found in the southern
region; strength, intelligence,
determination to succeed, well
established history, complex but focused life style, great hope and
aspirations. the East is good in business and technology, the west is
good in administration and commerce, law and medicine, but it was a
pity we planned our agenda to give power “at all cost” to the
northerners. They seemed to be submissive and silly of a kind. Our
mission was accomplished by destroying the opposition at all fronts.
The west led in the fight for the independence, and was punished for
asking for freedom. They will not rule Nigeria !

Harold Smith confessed that the Census results were announced before
they were counted. Despite seeing vast land with no human but cattle
in the north, we still gave the north 55 million instead of 32
Million. This was to be used to maintain their majority votes and
future power bid. He stated that the West without Lagos was the most
populous in Nigeria at that time
but we ignored that. The north was
seriously encouraged to go into the military. According to him, they
believe that the south may attend western education, but future
leaders will always come from military background. Their traditional
rulers were to be made influential and super human. The northerners
were given accelerated promotions both in the military and civil
service to justify their superiority over the south. Everything was to
work against the south. We truncated their good plan for their future.
“I was very sorry for the A.G; it was a great party too much for
African standard.
We planned to destroy Awolowo and Azikiwe well, the west and the east
and sowed a seed of discord among them”. We tricked Azikiwe into
accepting to be president having known that Balewa will be the main
man with power. Awolowo has to go to jail to cripple his genius plans
for a greater Nigeria .

However, Harold Smith
justified the British agenda of colonialism in
Nigeria , which he believed was originally to help build Africa after
the ruins of slave trade, but lamented that the British only looked
after themselves and not after Nigerian interest. The British really
let Nigeria down. When I see Nigerian’s been accused of fraud and from
what I saw on the streets of Lagos ; the British were worst
fraudsters.

Looking at the northern leaders now he said, “If they have any agenda
in Nigeria at all, sadly it is only for the north, and nothing for
Nigeria . He stated that the British look after the British people
and this is so all over the world. He said the time has come now to
see people of intelligent minds with an open and inclusive agenda for
all Nigerians in power.people who will really look after Nigeria’s
large population.but “I still curiously and sorrowfully see now that
the British has not let go of Nigeria.her
wealth,. her potentials, her
future. He opined that the Caucasian people now assert themselves as
the keeper of the “New Age” keys. He therefore said that it is only
logical for Europeans to maintain their position of power, scientific
superiority, economic exploitation, they must continue to perpetuate
their lies and falsehoods and this is the most unkindest cut of all in
relation to Nigeria’s situation!

According to him, Nigeria , a great nation was crippled not because of
military juntas or corrupt leaders alone but by the British and
American fear of Nigeria’s great future. He confessed, “The fear of the
place that will be our ‘dumping ground’ really occupied our minds”.

Some of the things he said were not new to Nigerians or to the whole
world but hearing it from the horse’s mouth is quite revealing and
established more reality zones. He finally submitted that the colonial
masters have caused havoc
while they were in Africa , and planted
timed bombs when they finally left. What we see since independence,
the administration of new internal colonial masters by fellow
Nigerians holding sway in power is doing more damage to Nigeria .
Instead of detonating the time bombs planted by the British, the north
is planting mines.

He added that ‘It was my duty to carry out all of the above and I was
loyal to my country. Nigerians should try to be loyal to their country
leaders and followers alike. Love your country. You have got the
potentials to be great again and the whole world knows this’.

I am sorry for the above evil done to Nigeria . I can’t say sorry enough..”

Are u lost trying to understand the above confession? Let me explain. Lets retrospect back to the elections of 1954, there were 162 seats in the Nigerian National Assembly. Out of this, the South has 83 seats and the North has 79 seats since this was
based on population. But because Ahmadu Bello was afraid that his kinsmen would not be able to effectively compete with the rest of the country and dominate it the way he envisaged, he refused to allow Nigeria to have independence. After the West and the East received self governance, the British overlords, in order to assuage his fears and put Nigeria in his control, created in 1959, 312 seats for the Nigerian National Assembly without any election or new Census. Out of this 312, the North was allocated 174 in the anticipation of the Parliamentary Political System being put in place for Nigeria’s independence. This effectively put political control of Nigeria in the hands of the North.

In 1962, the Balewa government organized another census “by headcount.” Preliminary results of that exercise gave the South a clear majority. A supplementary count was immediately taken in the Northern region. This turned up additional 9 million persons
reportedly missed in the first count.

The questions are: (1) How could such an exercise miss 9 million persons?

(2) How could there be supplementary headcount in one part of the country to the exclusion of the others?

The North is the beloved child of Britain. During the colonial era, indirect rule system was introduced by the masters. Warrant chiefs were used. This system of administration produced 3 different results in the three major tribes in Nigeria:

North: The system suceded in the North because the North is already used to that kind of system of governance where one man dictates. So to them, indirect rule was not a strange kind of governance.They­ were very obedient to the colonial masters.

West: It suceeded partially in the West. Partially because even though the Yorubas were also used to monarchs, they can pass a vote of no confidence on a monarch and depose him. The Yoruba traditional system is
parliamentary. The people can hand over a clabash to a recalcitrant Oba. When a calabash is handed over to the Oba, they are invariably telling the Oba he is unpopular and should commit suicide.

East: indirect rule failed woefully in the East. This is because the Easterners are not used to paying allegiance to any man or groups of men imposed in them.The Igboi traditional system is highly democratic- It is recognised in what they say, ‘Igbo enwe eze’- meaning- Igbos have no kings.

Are u still wondering why power belongs to the North?

Are you still wondering why the north will do anything to remain in power?

We better start changing the mindsets of our kids before the whole nation produces nothing but hate for each other.
Foreign AffairsRe: London Train Attack: 18 People Injured And Hospitalised After Failed Bucket Bomb by darichlife(m): 2:05pm On Sep 15, 2017
I believe Lord Lugard is seeing this
RomanceRe: Ladies Is Playing Hard To Get Now Obsolete? by darichlife(m): 10:50pm On Sep 05, 2017
Ladies sef una no get talk again ooooo
RomanceRe: Man Shows Off His Handicapped Girlfriend (Photos) by darichlife(m): 1:08pm On Sep 04, 2017
Evaberry:
I just want to ask a question

How will she give him BJ's seeing that she can't use both hands


will be she be comfortable doing cowgirl/reverse cow girl, she has a nice ass and it will be a shame if she cannot ride
You talk more like an olosho why is all that your concern
RomanceRe: 13 Of The Most Famous Prostitutes In The History Of Prostitution by darichlife(m): 12:43pm On Sep 04, 2017
redbeans:
doctored list. Where is skin diamond and asa akira? undecided
grin guy you are funny. Please read well next time. Prostitutes not porn stars
This women are more like great grand mothers to this names you are mentioning
BusinessRe: My Giving Habit Affects My Friendship by darichlife(m): 12:29pm On Jul 27, 2017
Yoshy:
Abeg! Make u na help me with beta advise o

I'm this kind of person that likes to be the one to pay for every drink or for all the plates when I go out with friends. I don't do it because I seek glory, but I simply feel the nudge, like I'm supposed to pay for this, plus I don't like taking advantage of people or someone taking care of my stuff.

This applies to friends asking me to borrow them money too. I simply cannot say no to them. And this have caused me some very important relationships (I suppose), as immediately I start asking for what they borrowed, They begin to see me as the enemy.

Please how do you say NO to lending money to someone without feeling bad?
I want to give you a personal advice. If you really want to know those who are truly your friends just act broke for one months and seek for their help, leave your house untidy and let them come around, just tell them u are just too broke to afford anything at the moment and see how many of them will remain.

Am talking from personal experience. Friends will never stop collecting so long you wont say no, face the truth you are trying to keep a face of integrity and status at the expense of your life, no being able to say no to some demands will put pressure on you and will never make you happy as people will never get satisfied.

Friends should be few and good.
BusinessRe: How Do I Make Money From Selling My Bitcoin? Please Urgent Help Is Needed by darichlife(op): 6:03pm On Jul 18, 2017
GMBuhari:
Scammer Duroore


So you have


15,463,170,581.61

Fifteen Billion , Four hundred and sixty three million , one hundred and seventy thousand , five hundred and eighty one naira (Approximately)

Worth of bitcoin


Lalasticlala , mynd44, dominique , Oam4j , Remove this scammer from this site before people start crying
You seemed shocked right?

You are not the first negative person i am seeing here
BusinessRe: How Do I Make Money From Selling My Bitcoin? Please Urgent Help Is Needed by darichlife(op): 6:02pm On Jul 18, 2017
5DMindset:
Hahahahaa.

How much Bitcoin did you say you have again ? Check the figure and type exactly how much you have. Cos the figure you have there is worth over 400,000 dollars in cash.
That is what everyone says, But I have faith i will sell it all
BusinessHow Do I Make Money From Selling My Bitcoin? Please Urgent Help Is Needed by darichlife(op): 5:34pm On Jul 18, 2017
Good afternoon my fellow nairalanders on the business section, i believe a problem shared is a problem solved.
First my name is James and I have been trading on bitcoin for the past 6 years with multiple accounts, i have combined all my bitcoin into one single account since all i just do is buy, save and mine them.
Right now I am having over 20,643 Bitcoin in all please how do sell and make my money? I have been trying to get my private key but to no avail, please what is the first thing to do as stands now. Is there anybody who is willing to buy at an affordable rate out there I will be glad to trade.

Please here is my contact for further business conversation
07065557292
EventsRe: Children Dancing & Rocking At A Party (Photos, Video) by darichlife(m): 5:19pm On Jul 12, 2017
This is a birthday party of a single mother attended by other kids with single mothers,
in a ghetto nothing is lewd
FoodRe: How Animals Are Killed And Processed In A Slaughter House In Edo. Photos by darichlife(m): 7:36pm On Jun 30, 2017
The whiteman did nothing to us, we just never evolve from our mental foolishness to enlightenment, typical black man dont care to put
his dick in anything he see, goat, fowl, ram sheep. I just dont know why we keep remaining backward like this cry cry cry cry cry
CelebritiesRe: Tonto Dikeh Celebrates The Dissolution Of Her Marriage To Churchill by darichlife(m): 2:29pm On Jun 28, 2017
Proverbs 11:22
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.

How can a woman be without discretion?

She can be irritating in speech or action. See Solomon’s descriptions of odious women above. She argues or nags. She has opinions without being asked. She is self-righteous, gets angry easily, is moody, or loves to second-guess others. She is petty, prudish, or political. She cannot calm down, sit still, or be quiet. She loves to meddle or needle. She reveals her spirit by spoiled body language.

This kind of women can never make a home or build one. And they find nothing wrong with this. We are now Civilized
EventsRe: 50-year-old Spinster Weds In Abuja RCCG (photos) by darichlife(m): 10:17am On Jun 26, 2017
This is nice, marriage can happen anytime
RomanceTypes Of Toxic Relationships by darichlife(op): 9:02pm On Jun 10, 2017
Do you feel like you’re losing your identity or your peace of mind in a relationship? You may not realize this but you may be in a toxic relationship.
Toxic relationships are all around us.
Have you ever been in a relationship where you feel more stressed and tired rather than happy and glowing?
You may unknowingly be trapped in a relationship that’s leaving you drained and angry.
Toxic relationships come in many hues.
Sometimes, we date toxic people.
And at other times, we have friends and even family who are toxic for our lives.

What is a toxic relationship?
A toxic relationship is a relationship that’s detrimental to your life and existence.
When you enter a toxic relationship with a person who’s not an ideal match for you, you may actually end up losing yourself and becoming a person you wouldn’t be too happy to be.
Some people that we date fill our lives with happiness.
And toxic people just drain the happiness out of our lives.
Lovers with toxic personalities may not necessarily be bad people.
But when they impose their negative way of life on you, it could affect the way you look at life and destroy you from the inside.
The bad part about toxic relationships is that you can’t really recognize it at first.
But as time goes by, something about them starts to change and everything they do may start to frustrate you
Of course, you won’t be able to blame them because they’d still appear to be the same person you fell in love with.
So what’s changed then?
The 15 types of toxic relationships
Toxic relationships are created in two circumstances, when you enter a relationship with someone who’s completely incompatible with your way of life, or when you enter a relationship with someone who’s just a really bad person.
There are many kinds of toxic lovers, but they all find their way into one of these types of toxic relationships.
So if you ever feel like you’re trapped in a bad relationship with one of these types of lovers, look for the exit door, because no matter how much you think you can change the relationship for the better, you just can’t. Well, unless your lover makes a conscious effort to become a more accommodating person.
#1 Controlling relationships. Does your partner want to have a say in everything you do? Or do they like to know everything you’re doing, even if it means interrupting you aggressively to find out what you’re doing right that instant?
If you’re in a relationship where your partner behaves like the approver where everything you do has to pass through their scrutiny, you’re definitely in the middle of a toxic romance.
#2 Jealous partners. Is your partner overly jealous when it comes to you spending time with your friends? Or do they constantly feel like you’re sharing a certain sexual chemistry with someone even if you have a happy laugh while chatting over the phone? A bit of jealousy can be cute. But when it affects your life, it’s definitely not good for you.
#3 Bitchy lovers. Does your lover sit down with you and constantly nag about their bad days or whine about their problems until you feel like crawling under the couch or running away from them? Partners who find happiness only while complaining about their life can turn you into a negative person too.
#4 A negative thinking partner. A negative thinking partner is one of the worst of the lot. Does your partner think life is extremely unfair to them? Or do they only see the negative side to everything in their life? These kinds of partners will suck the happiness out of your life even before you realize it.
#5 Puts you down all the time. This is the “I told you so” kind of partner. Instead of helping you out, they always look for a way to make you feel like a dumb, spoilt child. Perhaps, they have issues in life or they just love feeling powerful by putting you down all the time.
#6 Cheating partner. Have you caught your partner cheating on you once? And then again? Some partners just can’t stay committed to one relationship, and there’s nothing you can do about it. If a partner doesn’t respect you or think you’re important enough, they’re bound to cheat on you constantly.
#7 Lying lover. Some lovers just can’t help but lie all the time. You may know they’re lying, but you can’t prove it, can you? When you’re in a toxic relationship like this, you’d end up feeling more insecure and frustrated, and may even feel paranoid about the whole relationship, while your partner laughs and lies away all the time.
#8 Abusive partner. An abusive partner doesn’t always have to abuse you physically. At times, even vocal abuses can have the same impact. If you partner raises a hand at you or threatens you with abuses for any reason, don’t put up with it. The more you stay in a toxic relationship like that, the more you’d make your partner feel dominant over you.
#9 The blaming lover. Are you in a relationship with someone who constantly takes their frustrations out on you or blames you for their mistakes? You may think they’re acting childish, but your partner may genuinely think it’s your fault and may even get increasingly frustrated with you. The next time you get blamed for something you haven’t done, stand your ground. Or you’ll end up in a messy relationship where both of you hate each other.
#10 An extremely insecure partner. When you’re in a relationship with someone and are forced to spend most of your day away from them, a little bit of insecurity is inevitable, especially if you’re meeting good looking members of the opposite sex all the time.
But if your partner is extremely insecure and constantly needs tons of reassurance and proof of love from you, perhaps it’s time to have that talk. Or you’ll end up getting frustrated with your partner all the time.
#11 A demanding partner. Demanding partners expect the best from you, but yet they never return the favor. They constantly try to boss around you or tell you how lucky their friends are for having such understanding partners. Being in a relationship like this will make you feel helpless and depressed, because no matter what you do, you’ll never be good enough.
#12 Over the top perfectionists. [/b]Perfectionists are great people to be in a relationship with. But if you’re dating someone who’s obsessive about the way they want things in their life, it’ll always leave you frustrated. And obsessive people with a perfectionist streak in them will always find faults with you. Can you really live with someone like that?
[b]#13 Narcissistic partners.
Narcissistic partners are extremely materialistic and shallow. Your partner may love you, but they still treat you like an accessory. They feel embarrassed when you haven’t dressed your best when you step out together, and the whole world revolves around them, no matter what you do or say. Unless you like being treated like a doll, this relationship will definitely not help with your self esteem.
#14 The competitive lover. Everything is a competition for these types of lovers. They may say they love you and they may even care about you. But they will never allow you to beat them at anything, be it a game or when it comes to earning more money. They’re sore losers and always want to be pampered. And most of all, they love seeing you fall in life so they can magnanimously help you back on your feet.
#15 The manipulative partner. Does your partner constantly play with words or try to trick you into believing something by manipulating you? If you’re dating someone who tries to lie or manipulate you into getting things done their way all the time, perhaps it’s time you let them know you’re not that dumb to fall for such childish tricks.

It’s not easy to recognize toxic relationships because there’s a bit of that toxic side in all our love lives. But if it ever crosses the thin line, either talk about it or get out of it!
CrimeRe: 3 South African Women Gang-Rape Man For 3 Days After They Drugged Him by darichlife(m): 10:46am On May 30, 2017
That you friend never jam wahala
RomanceRe: Chat Between My Girlfriend's,am Just Feeling Used by darichlife(m): 9:00pm On May 23, 2017
Looks like two delta girls who just wrote WAEC in one local school cheesy grin grin cheesy cheesy
RomanceRe: My Friend Accidentally Bang Me by darichlife(m): 8:54pm On May 23, 2017
Attention seekers, pictures or you know the drill grin grin grin grin
RomanceRe: Pity Feminists - Facebook User by darichlife(m): 8:14pm On May 23, 2017
Nonsensical Feminist!!!

See how their life is in shambles
Christianity EtcWatch Your Pride Before It Destroys You. by darichlife(op): 8:44pm On May 20, 2017
Pride, this five letter words has destroyed many destinies, careers and families.
Pride is a bitter taste in the mouth of those who hoard it for it will surely destroy them.



Pride was the first sin committed. It was the sin of Lucifer. It was also the root of the Original Sin committed by Adam and Eve.

Pride is the greatest of sins because it is the summit of self-love and is directly opposed to submission to God. It is, therefore, the sin most hated by God, and the one He punishes most severely. The punishment of the Angels, of Adam and Eve, of Nabuchodonosor, related in the Book of Daniel (4:27-30), bear witness to this.

Pride is likewise the greatest sin because it is the fountainhead of the self-love in which all other sins take root: "From pride all perdition took its beginning." (Tob. 4:14). There is a species of pride in every sin, whatever may be the individual nature of the sin itself.

Pride is the most dangerous of sins, because it blinds our understanding, and unless something finally makes us realize the truth, we are liable to go on, day after day, in a spiritual self-delusion, imagining our acts to be good and virtuous when certain habits actually may be vicious. When we are blinded by pride, we do not consider our talents and abilities as God's gifts to us, but attribute our good qualities to ourselves, with the right to use them as we see fit.

Everybody is infected with the virus of pride! But there is a particular kind of pride in each individual; at least a particular kind dominates, though there may be several of its viruses in the same character. This pride determines our temperament or our type of character, or at least is intimately related to it. Searching into our type of pride is very important for obtaining a true knowledge of ourselves, and for making fruitful efforts to root out sin and vice from our life.

If we are of a sanguine temperament, our pride takes the form of self-centeredness. We want to be the "hub of the wheel"; we want others to notice us. We are touchy and easily offended. Our pride goads us to seek fame, praise, and admiration. We fall into vainglory.

If we have a choleric temperament, our pride is manifested in a strong self-will. We find it hard to submit to others or to yield to their opinions. We are often overbearing, critical, given to arguing, inflated with a sense of superiority, inconsiderate of the rights of others.

If we are melancholic, our pride conceals itself under the garb of self-pity and over sensitiveness. Resentment, harboring grudges, suspicion, and unexpressed hostility are included in it. Often this pride is not recognized for what it is because it conceals itself as such, so we do not confess it as pride.

If we have a phlegmatic character, our pride includes us to self-complacency and vanity. We are likely to be shocked by faults in others, but quite satisfied with our own selves.

Pride of superiority makes us want to control the lives of others, to impose ourselves on them, to "domineer" over them. It makes our will rigid and unbending when others assert authority.

It is a self-will and obstinacy that sets us against the will of God, opposes our neighbor and makes us inflexible in carrying out the dictates of our own self-love. Anger, indignation, arrogance, the spirit of contradiction and haughtiness are some of its offspring. This pride is usually rooted in a strongly opinionated mind, which makes us refuse to see the light of reason or the truth evidenced by principles of revealed Faith. This unwillingness actually fosters ignorance. It is the pride which keeps many from entering the Church, or returning to the practice of the Faith when they have fallen away.

Closely connected with this kind of pride–or perhaps we should say another name for it–is the pride of independence. This leads us to disobedience and insubordination, to contempt and arrogant contradiction, to refusal of advice and assistance, to resentment of reproof by lawful authority, to blasphemy against God, bitter cursing, oaths and irreverences in word and act.

Delusions in regard to our own defects, self-conceit, attributing to ourselves our good qualities of mind, of person or of fortune–rather than to God, reveal pride of intellect. Sins against Faith arise from this pride.

The pride of ambition leads us to seek positions or offices of honor and dignity by which we prefer ourselves to others, however worthy they may be. It makes us dream up schemes and projects, and undertake things through presumption, even when we are ignorant of how to go about them. Excessive confidence makes us overestimate our abilities. Immoderate desires, vainglory, the desire for praise, ostentation and the immoderate use of necessities of life in order to be more highly thought of, stem from this pride. It leads to flattery and hypocrisy.

We may have a pride of spiritual vanity, imagining ourselves to be perfect and our acts always virtuous or finding a thousand reasons to diminish their gravity or excuse our faults when we do acknowledge them.

Our pride may dress itself in the guise of naturalism, in which case we practice no restraint in our behavior, no modesty in our language, no respect in our obedience; we are deceitful in our humility, caustic in our conversation, inveterate in our hatred, a foe to submission, greedy of power, desirous of supplanting others, indolent in action and work. We act through impulse and meddle in the affairs of others. We wish to know everything through unrestrained curiosity. We like to be always talking, even of what we do not understand.

We may have a pride which makes us cynical. If so, we speak sarcastically and use cutting words. We ridicule others, scold and misjudge them.

Pharisaical pride leads us to boastfulness and to criticism of others. It makes us over talkative; it leads to lies and contradictions; to esteeming high birth or social rank above virtue. Haughtiness of manner, disdaining to associate with those we believe to be inferior, arises from it. It manifests itself by a legalism in our actions, causing us to fulfill our duties without spirit, but with hypocrisy.

Our pride may hide itself in sensitiveness, or self-pity. In this case we are over-anxious about what others think of us. We brood over imagined wrongs and do not easily forgive others. Closely linked to this form of pride is the pride of timidity, which stems from unreasonable fear. It makes us fearful of others' opinions, so that we cater to human respect. Under its impulse we fail to act when we should, because a groundless fear holds us in the bonds of a spiritual sloth that paralyzes our efforts and makes us incapable of determination, and so we let opportunities pass by unused.

The pride of scrupulosity fixes our attention on wrong things, so that we pay exclusive attention to what does not merit such attention, while we are unscrupulous in things which ought to concern us.

Our pride may be centered on our wealth and prosperity, our station in life, our fine clothes, our wit, beauty or strength. It may even grow out of our piety and good morals, as indicated by some of the above groupings.

Pride can ruin all the virtues and draw us into all kinds of disorders. The proud person is capable of any sin. "Pride goeth before destruction; and the spirit is lifted up before a fall." (Prov. 16:18). Therefore it is most necessary in the spiritual life to fight this vice in whatever guise it presents itself. If we permit it to enter our heart, the germs of all the vices enter with it, and we soon find ourselves a slave of Satan. We must beware of being ensnared by it, for the end of the proud, unrepentant sinner, as revealed by God, is the everlasting fire of Hell, in company with the demons.

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