Status With Others
Status is your respect among the public or a particular group of people. If you do not respect others, your status in society is deficient. If you want to show off your job, position, or education, it does not put you in the best light with people. By showing off your status, you are like a kid in the schoolyard with a fancy new bike. Some people write in their Christmas letters that their son or daughter is attending Harvard. They are social snobs writing about their fancy new home or the new Rolls in the driveway and telling about their kids in college. No one cares that their child is going to Harvard except for them or a future employer. There is no need to brag about events. People will find out independently, and you will have a much better standing in your community without having a brag fest.
Status Overload
One man put a glass garage door on his garage, so anyone driving by could see his Lamborghini parked inside. At night the garage was lit like a Christmas tree with lights shining on the sports cars, so you could not miss it. Some people have to buy the latest gadgets that man has ever created. After a while, they get tired of it and move on to something bigger and better. Live modestly and do not overspend, and do not be a showoff. People that show off all of the time are exhausting to be around. One party always told anyone who came to see them that their money paid for everything in the house. What a degrading remark to make with your spouse sitting beside you. People should just be glad that they can afford the things that they have in life and be quiet and polite about it.
Never Show Off Your Status
The better you feel about yourself, the less you need to show off. Do not throw your education in someone’s face. Do not use words you know others do not understand to boost your low ego. Live humbly, and do not show off your wealth. Give to others anonymously, as people will eventually know who gave the money without you having to make considerable fanfare about it. Remember that God helps you every single day of your life without making substantial fanfare about it. God wants you to live as he did and help as many people as possible without expecting something in return. Give to others as they have given unto you. Give graciously, generously, compassionately, kindly, and with love. Live humbly, joyfully, and peacefully with the love of God in your heart for your fellow man. Stay connected to God, share with the less fortunate, and help God continue his good works on earth. Please do not show off, as it does not fit God’s teachings and how he lived.
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