After reading "Ozymandias" I thought a lot about pride and what kind of role it plays in life...
Too little pride, and you don't realize how amazing you actually are at things..
Too much pride, and you come off as a pompous jerk...
"Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
I think that's what happened to Ozymandias... he decided he needed to be prideful of his accomplishments but he went to far... now he's lonely.
May we learn from him, so that we can find a good balance. You can be proud of yourself, most definitely. But too much, and you're alone. What a valuable lesson.
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