If I told you I was a proud and angry person, what would you think of me? Would you

conjure up the image of an entitled, arrogant, aggressor? The devil's turn from God was born from pride,

after all. What if you thought of a person with standards,

a person with integrity, who wants the best for themselves and others? Would that be a fair assumption?

What I'm asking is, are pride and anger virtues or vices? In the right light, these emotions

seem to lead to a better life, or perhaps they just create that impression,

until we realize we've become something we'd rather not admit.

These two emotions govern our self-worth, they shape our relationships with others, and they

determine how we bring about a better world.

In short, how we think about these two emotions matters, and it's imperative that we understand

their nature.

The Hello and welcome to episode 96 of the Pansidecast.

Wearing the Crown of Virtues, I'm Jack Symes and I'm joined once again by the Aristotelian,

who's always inappropriately revealing

his pride. It's Mr. Oli-Mali. Hello. And the man who turns to stone when any women look his way,

it's Mr. Andrew Horton. Thanks. And hello. Still in the pandemic. It's been a year since our moral

luck episodes were released when we had to start recording online.

And here we are recording over the Angry Spider's Prideful Web once again.

Feeling proud of anything lately, Andrew?

You're still playing guitar?

That's something you started doing at the start of lockdown.

Yeah, actually, I can't even remember when I started that, but it was perhaps a little bit into lockdown. And yeah, I've been playing quite a bit recently and enjoying it. And I think I'd love to give some time in the summer where I actually have time to properly just for weeks on end, practice stuff and continue it. But yes, I am proud of my efforts and my progress. Any songs in particular? Do you learn songs, or is it more just like jamming by the campfire?

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