Yet, it is difficult to grow up without being almost wholly enmeshed in pride, from birth to death. Every grade school, junior high, high school and college teaches pride, preaches pride, and practices pride in all its forms. All sports reek of pride from the fans, to the cheerleaders, to the coaches, the players, and to the subs on the bench.
Parents teach pride to their children from cradle to grave.
Pride is considered a virtue today, even among most Latter-day Saints. Indeed, Satan has been so successful in brain washing the world on his doctrine of pride, that few are able to recognize it for what it is, and even fewer are willing to abandon it. Pride is the fallback position for most people, if they have nothing else, they at least have their pride. Anyone wanting to just play a friendly game of basketball without being competitive would be laughed off the court. The doctrinal contrast between this and the gospel of Jesus Christ is stark.