You have to do certain things just to survive, just to stay on top. Tom asked if he could read a few words from a book by C. S. Lewis. Colson leaned back in his chair, still feeling defensive. Tom read something that cut deep into Colson's heart. It is Pride which has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and every family since the world began. . . .
Pride always means enmity. . . .
As Tom read, Colson saw scenes from his whole life flash before him. He saw how he'd become arrogant, step by step, how he'd cut himself off from love. Later that night, as Colson got behind the wheel of his car to drive home, it all came over him. He began weeping uncontrollably. Finally he dropped his defenses.