Rate Our Writers! - Writer #4(Pride)

 

Here is the 4th installment of 'Rate Our Writers'! 

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 (This will be posted in the next posts I put about the writers.)
We have all of our writers a topic based on the theme we picked which was '7 Deadly Sins on Stardoll' where we relate occurrences on Stardoll on a particular deadly sin. And each writer gets 'Stardoll sin' to write on, and they had full control on how they wrote it out, they chose their own length, writing style, and how they wanted to address it. And what I post here is completely unedited as well, so please address any issues or likes of the article in the comments below!

 

And each post listed is completely untouched, unedited, and ready to be reviewed by the readers.

The sin we gave to writer #4 is 'Pride', the most infamous sin to me, where a person thinks way too highly of themselves and treats others as lesser beings rather than fellow human beings.

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On a tall golden chair sits a Goddess, covered in peacock plumes with a grin as strong as swooshing winds. Her eyes, simple, yet charmed. She has a look that we would normally label “I’m better than you!” which is what she clearly thinks. With her head up high and hands clutched in a successful position, she is seen as a fulsome Madame. She is praised as none other than the arrogant prideful Hera, thinking her herself, is the best. Beside her lays the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite; not a humble world would ever slip out of her mouth as she is too busy braiding her hair and explaining to her followers how beautiful she is. Self-indulging at the most, this goddess would rather die than be ugly, deeming her a cocky number as well. These two go hand in hand whenever walking through the gardens of conceit. They do indeed reflect the true and gruesome enigma of pride.

Pride is better described as the mother sin (the most severe) giving birth to many of the others which include Vanity, envy, etc. It is notoriously described as thinking you’re better than everyone else, a sick desire to be more important and attractive than those around you, failing to see their good side, but rather only eying your own. Several symbols bring pride itself to life. A very well-known and highly recognized representation can be molded into a mirror, which clearly shows you are too busy gazing at what you think is a beautiful being (you), rather than recognizing others whom surround you…

This being said, such an aspect would never hit our beloved Stardoll community, right? More or less, we are too busy designing wigs and buying LE to even pause and think that Pride would play a ludicrous part in our Dollywood. Sadly, that is not the case. With upcoming competitions and features such as Cover girl, some users exploit this opportunity to gloat and make a spectacle thinking they are better than others for winning such superficial challenges. It certainly isn’t living up to the expectations of being a modest pod, and portrays this heavy sin greatly. Even owning material goods pushes someone to uncover their humble layer and boast about their achievements, fame, and appearance. People like Perilice2 or even Ceren.gk former winners of MSW seem to be basking in their glory, a tad bit too much and even own self-created/administrated fan-clubs. Several awards such as top designer help numerous users beam with popularity, but with popularity comes the deep and hurling feeling of pride. It might not happen to ever Stardoll User as we must remember the self-effacing ones, but it comes sooner or later, and stings you with egotism. Various scenarios clearly paint Pride in the Stardoll Canvas, what we think is a masterpiece.

(Self Explanatory)

Laced with a layer of haughtiness, Pride can be found anywhere. From the ancient mythological paths of Goddesses to the profound impact on our Stardoll community, it interlaces itself in our souls wherever we are bound to be. It seems that every opportunity we receive where we are claimed stars and reach a success, this heavy sin -more fit for a Dystopia- is trying to take control of us, as if our souls are merely fighter jets in the blue sky. Can we allow such a thing to happen?

Certainly not. It is not only a form of a bad persona, but it leads others to not befriend you because they’d rather not be around those too busy fiddling with their parsimonious self-worth to take the time to recognize the greater good around them. Take the time to evaluate yourself, do not let Pride control you. Remember, it may seem like a propaganda for a gateway to hell, or (for the non-religious) misfortune and grief, but it can be controlled with such a thing as a healthy conscious.

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