We have already talked about such a dangerous phenomenon from a spiritual point of view as life for show. But that thing has another, no less dangerous shade. This is self-extolling.

And this is not just some banal boasting. That's much more. This is practically an advertisement for yourself, your qualities and your work. And advertising is rarely true, as we know.

Most people tend to overstate when they talk about themselves. We overstate our importance, our efforts, our qualities and even our sufferings — we must have everything bigger than others. In this way, people, who are not very confident in themselves, try to exciteadmiration, sympathy or empathy from others.

Just the same about our activities. Even more over — it’s widely thought that if you don't advertise yourself well, no one will notice or appreciate you at all. As they say: if you don't blow your own trumpet, no one else will.

Is there a sin in this? It is not so difficult to check.

It is enough to put a modest worker next to a self-promoted figure from the same field of activity and look at the reaction. Then everything will open up. Becausea person, who does his job without many words, will discontent, or even jaundice, among self-exalted "effective managers". After all, you never know, but suddenly everyone will see and understand that this hard worker, who doesn't spend any expenses on presentation of himself, actually does much more than a well-hyped up"specialist"?

This is the eye of the problem: a person, who loudly trumpets his talents, is rarely useful. But this is about the worldly life. In the spiritual — everything is much more dangerous.

Becausea person, who exalts himself, often lies to others. And no less often — to himself, sincerely beginning to believe in his own greatness. And what will it be like for such a person at the end of the earthly journey to meet the Lord and the unflattering truth about himself?

Recorded by Natalia Goroshkova