Thank God for people like you!
I come from a military family also, and I will never understand why people seem to treat Vets as their “betters” or as you say “hero’s”. Pride should never be a trait of a veteran.
God Bless!
Thank you kindly...
Pride, one of the 7 deadly sins.
Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.
Proverbs 16:18
In almost every list, pride (Latin, superbia), or hubris (Greek), is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and the source of the others.
It is identified as believing that one is essentially better than others, failing to acknowledge the accomplishments of others, and excessive admiration of the personal self (especially holding self out of proper position toward God).
Dante's definition was "love of self perverted to hatred and contempt for one's neighbour".
In Jacob Bidermann's medieval miracle play, Cenodoxus, pride is the deadliest of all the sins and leads directly to the damnation of the titulary famed Parisian doctor.
In perhaps the best-known example, the story of Lucifer, pride (his desire to compete with God) was what caused his fall from Heaven, and his resultant transformation into Satan.
In Dante's Divine Comedy, the penitents are burdened with stone slabs on their necks which force them to keep their heads bowed.
As only light can drive out darkness, only humility can drive out pride.