"Crime is Pride"

“Think: all men make mistakes

But a good man yields when he

Knows his course is wrong,

And repairs the evil: The only

Crime is pride.”

 

            The idea behind the “Crime is Pride” quote, I think is completely true.  I believe that everyone makes mistakes and that it is only human nature to be imperfect, but if you’re smart you will learn from those mistakes and try not to make them again.  But pride is the biggest mistake, as it will lead to more mistakes and will prevent you from learning from your mistakes.

            It is my belief that humans make mistakes, always have been and always will be, that it is part of our human nature.  The mistakes made in life could be as simple as missing a test question, or as big as marrying someone they aren’t truly in love with.  No matter who you are, you have made a mistake at some point during your life, and you may even have regrets about it.  I know I have made mistakes in my life, and it is just something that everyone does whether they want to admit it or not.

            When you know you are or have been making a mistake, if you are smart you will generally stop and learn from what you are doing.    I believe that this is true and that although we sometimes slip up, when you know you have made a mistake you will try not to make it again.  However, I have the belief that we will still, as humans, make the same mistake twice or maybe even more.  We are not perfect so we can say that we have learned our lesson, but many times I know we will still go and make the same mistake a few more times before completely learning.

            When the quote says that, “The only Crime is pride,” I believe that it is referring to the idea of having pride about what may have been a mistake, or having too much pride in yourself.  When you think too highly of yourself, or you have great pride, it can lead you to make mistakes as you may think that you are above everyone else.  Many times the mistakes you make out of pride are ones that you will not learn from.  The mistakes that you are making and not learning from, or stopping, can lead to more pride and it is all a downward spiral of mistakes.

            What comes to mind when I read this essay is the typical high school girl.  Many times a girl will have one guy that no matter what they will keep going back to.  Most of the time this guy is probably not very good for the girl, but the girl will keep going back to him and making the same mistake over and over again until she learns.  When she finally learns that going back to him all of the time is a mistake, she will stop doing it.

            Therefore, I have to agree with the “Crime is Pride” quote and that every human does make mistakes, but if you are smart you will learn from them and stop making the same ones over and over again; and that pride is the biggest mistake by far, leading to other mistakes.

 

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