Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man. . . . It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition is gone, pride is gone.
POEM
Salvage
By Rachel McKibbens
What if we could forgive ourselves, love and appreciate our own bodies, and leave part hurt behind?
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