Pride is Taking Less Than You Need

There are times when you know exactly what you need and how much you need it. There's a clear picture in your head of how much easier life would be if you just humble myself and either ask for help or accept an offer or just do that thing that [ you know ] would make things easier.

Life could be that simple.
But, it isn't.

It isn't simple for people who are too proud to admit that they can no longer take it.
Because they will suffer silently for a long, long time, until they really can't anymore. And that's when they'll admit it.

It isn't simple for people who are too proud to ask for help.
Because they will strive to do things on their own, until they're left with absolutely no choice but to ask.

It isn't simple for people who are too proud to accept the love and care that other people give.
Because they will deny the fact that they need it to pull through, until circumstances force them to let people in.

They push, until they really can't.
They wait, until they really can't.
They fight, until they really can't.
They protect their pride, until they really can't.

Meanwhile, they take less than they really need.