If a person is vain, is it correctable or not?

One of the heroes, played by Al Pacino in the famous movie "Devil's Advocate", pronounced this phrase: "Vanity is my most favorite of sins." Unfortunately, at present almost every person, if not selfish, is ambitious. Alas, this is so. And what does this vice mean and what is its nature?

Vanity is a form of self-affirmation and elevation of one's own person in the eyes of others. If a person is vain, it means that he has a huge need for praising his personality.

Representatives of the clergy give an unambiguous assessment of ambition and pride, relating them to mortal sins. At the same time, they argue that if a person is vain, this can be remedied: you only need to repent before God for your evil deeds.

It should be emphasized that if a person experiences a burning desire for self-affirmation, then the level of his mental stress is beyond the limits. In such a state, the individual tries in every way to gain power over others. If on the way to this goal he encounters barriers and obstacles, he becomes even more cruel and evil. Who can be said that a person is vain? This is someone who does not want to perceive real reality, because his thoughts are focused on the following: "What do they think about me and what impression will I make?"

Of course, each individual in one form or another suffers from ambition. However, publicly demonstrate the abovementioned vice to people unaccustomed. That is why a vain person is one who carefully conceals from all that he badly needs flattery and praise. Psychologists say that a person can externally display modesty, which should be treated only as one of the variations of disguised ambition.

In particular, one individual can be so vain that the opinion of relatives and friends for him absolutely does not mean anything, and the second, on the contrary, seeks the support of others to use in their own interests.

It should be emphasized that ambition can take extremely dangerous forms. Not only does a vain person begin to engage in useless activities that are directed toward his person, forcing him to constantly think about his interests, he does not care about his close environment at all. Moreover, the ambitious person ceases to understand the true value of interpersonal relationships, his perception of reality becomes false.

No other vice can so disfigure the free development of a person as vanity. It should be noted that ambition has never been to anyone's benefit. What does vainglorious mean? The very word gives an interpretation of this truly terrible sin of humanity. This is "empty", "vain" fame. An ambitious person can not live without confirming his superiority. As a result, he ceases to adequately assess the importance of his own role in society.

Undoubtedly, this vice must be eradicated everywhere, it is not only possible to fight it, but it is also necessary!