Why is pride hard to swallow?

Answer 1

Because it is not helped down with generous pints of modesty.

Answer 2

In order to swallow our pride, we must admit that we are wrong. Sometimes, we have to admit it to others and apologize for any harm that we've done or any hurt feelings that we've caused. Most of us don't like to do such things. We'd rather imagine that we're right all the time.

Usually, "swallowing our pride" is done over a matter that is fairly significant - either in reality or because we have made it so.

When you admit, at the outset, the possibility that you could be wrong, there's much less pride to swallow, and it goes down much more easily.

Answer 3

Pride, whether it is a positive one or a negative, is one of important defining characteristics to anyone; and without it, although it is hard to tell what is, good part of who we are is going to be lost if we always swallow our pride.

Answer 4

Lack of information.

If I can help you, and in a position to do so and willing to do so, but your pride gets in the way of you reaching out and asking, you are the one who suffers.

If you have information that I need and that would help me, but my pride gets in the way of me asking the question, I would suffer.

Pride deprives of us things we want and need.

Answer 5

because pride has no real substance, and you can't really swallow anything that doesn't exist.

Answer 6

PRIDE OR EGO, IS WHAT A PERSON DIES WITH, ITS BASICALLY ALL THEY HAVE. ITS HOW THEY WANT TO BE SEEN BY OTHER PEOPLE, APPEARING WEAK BEFORE OTHER PEOPLE CAN LOWER THIER SELF-ESTEEM AND MAKE SOMEONE FEEL TERRIBLE ABOUT THEMSELVES AND WORTHLESS.

IN OTHER WORDS ITS SUBMISSION TO ANOTHER PERSON, WHICH ISN'T VERY APPEALING.

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Answer 7

Because it's usually so huge!

Answer 8

Cause it has thorns.

Answer 9

It taste like your own poo...