A person that raises their shoulders in pride and ego, knows the reason, or has something that is making them raise their shoulders. However, is it a good thing to raise your shoulders withing the society you live in? Welp, everybody has their perspective. My perception of what is good and what is bad is totally different from another man's perception of good and bad.
When somebody is good to us, we label that person as a good person, but conversely, when they are bad to us, we tend to call that person bad irrespective of the fact that the one that is good to use may be bad to other people, amd the one that is bad to us kay be good to other people. Hitler was seen as a hero in the eyes of some people, but then, he is seen as a very bad person in the eyes of some other people.
From what I have seen in the society today, money, and how often you give, are the major determinant of wether or not you are good, bad or you have pride.
When you have money, carry your shoulders all you want, they will say that you are doing the right thing because you have your money already. Instead, they will want to stoop low to hide under your pride and ego just to get a few thousand Naira.
Conversely, when you don't have money, and carry your shoulders with pride and ego, they will call you a Peacock. You don't have money and you are raising your shoulders, who are you trying to impress. Instead of being loved, they will hate and detest you, they will start giving you a 4 hour advice on how bad pride and ego is.. but then, when you start touching money, they will over-look these once detested attributes, just to get a few thousand Naira.
For me, pride is good, pride is bad, all dependent on of you allow it turn to arrogance. Wether or not you are rich, middle class or poor, have some pride, but don't over do it.
