Valuation

A very important element of life that I’ve recently discovered is perception of ones-self compared to others. This is a commonly distinctive issue when it comes to Christianity but, as I’ve noticed, most anything of the sort can just as well be applied to any belief system. In terms of Christianity; this regards the very difficult to distinguish and overcome (in my personal experience at least) sins of Pride and Judgement.

In my beliefs, as what I’ve determined, the sin of Pride is a result of thinking ones-self is of greater value than others. This includes crediting yourself for positive attributes, accomplishments, capabilities, and ownerships. Where-as credit and appreciation should be given to God for all accounts, for his allowance. It should be understood that nobody has any authority or plausible overall awareness, to make such drastic claims to one person being of greater value than another. Every person ever born is only at the mercy of circumstance that God happened to allow the existence of, and potentiality of accomplishments. Therefore everything you are capable of is only by result of your uncontrolled initial spawn of existence, and there-in not credible to you. With no primary credit or authority of valuation, self-pride and arrogance is illogical.

The same principles regarding valuation and legitimate authority, apply to judgment. Where pride is valuing you above others, judgment can be considered valuing someone specific, lower than others. Since everyone is a result of circumstantial implementation by a force far beyond and before our control, how could we reasonably credit any individual over another, or consider one of a greater elevated state? I find keeping in mind my own numerous faults, helps to relate to another who may initially seem like a lower value individual. Then it can be realized that every person is similar in their recurrences of faults, and with no primary credit applicable to the individual, degrees of faults -or value based on such- don’t seem plausibly, fairly distinguishable by any individual.

As I will try to do- next time you begin thinking you’re better than someone else, or someone is worse than everyone else- THINNK AGAIN.