@ Akvod---very nice post and you have stopped and made me think
And I agree now that I have put some thought in it, no person is justified in taking pride in anything that they have not directly impacted,
The color of my skin, the shade of my eyes, and the choice of my partner. If like so many people want me to believe, and I agree with, is a genetic facture that I have no say in…then I have no justification in taking pride in that fact. Sexual orientation and skin color are a flip of the coin from the genetic gambling machine. I could just as easily been gay as straight and I cant see pride from either decision. In fact I agree with you further in saying taking pride an in genetic factor is a slipper slop b/c you just a few step away from looking down on people b/c they less then you
The only gray area I can see here is children, b/c they do take away from my genetic code and such, but the way I raise my daughter will have a far more profound effect on her actions then her genetic coding
Anther point I can no longer see taking pride in is my family history, and or anything that happened before my time on this earth, why should I take pride in someone else victory that I did not contribute to. Its not like I walked the Trail of tears, its not like I landed a ship on the moon, and its not like I faced down the kkk (people dripping with pride over the fact that they have genetic white skin) in the name of equal right
Now that I think about it all I can only ever see pride coming from the actions I take and the legacy I will leave in this world. I could sooner take pride in my daughters first words, or first A+, or first Collage class then I could for the fact my great grandfather was a preacher or my eyes are green.
