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I am proud of the fact that I helped an old lady across the street today. Is this, then, a nonsensical statement?
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I think it comes down to the question of whether one believes that we should be proud about doing the "right" thing or not? This is a question that I often hear, is ok we did the "right" thing, but should we be proud of that? Since it was the right thing to do, we shouldn't be proud about it. For me, personally, I say you need to feel good about yourself, if you help someone feel proud about that, but others believe that since it actually was the "right" thing to do, then that means you shouldn't be proud. If that makes any sense at all.
I think this is one of the many topics that can't be answered, but it's fun to debate, and weigh in on other's views
. Bottom line is I don't think anything in this thread is fully "right," or fully "wrong," just a matter of different opinions.