To Be Proud of Virtue, is to Poison Yourself with the Antidote

As Benjamin Franklin said,"To be proud of virtue, is to poison yourself with the antidote." Doing the right thing can be hard to do, especially when the circumstance is such that temptation is greater than the desire to do the right thing. However, when the right thing is done, it's easy to become self-righteous and self absorbed. That's what Franklin meant by this saying, at that moment the good done is soiled by pride. My theme throughout the blog posts is to help spread Andy Mineo's Uncomfortable movement by referencing the message in almost all of my blog posts. This one actually has a lot to do with getting uncomfortable, we live in a world where comfort is a priority for everybody. If we step up and do the right thing, then we are getting uncomfortable in a world where comfort is the priority; however, the best way to get comfortable again is to become proud of virtue. Virtue is the cure for this world of comfort, but it can easily be used as a poison through self-righteousness and pride.