Amongst many other things in life, coming to terms with our own weaknesses is the hardest. Many of us are often awfully ignorant about who we really are and how we behave with others in our daily life. As a matter of fact, we tend to spend very little time for analyzing our conduct with regards to our interactions with other people. More often, this shapes the very strength of our relationships with others and is the precise reason why we tend to behave arrogantly in an unconscious attempt to safeguard our inner ego. The impact of our arrogant and egoistic behavior can be best described as cutting through the heart of the victim with a sharp razor.
Have you ever stopped to spare a moment on how hurtful it is for the victim to experience the pain? We all commit the hurtful mistake of misbehavior with our senseless arrogance. But how does one find out if one is dominated by the devil of arrogance?
Ask yourself the following questions:
Do I Feel Impatient While Listening to Others?
Who doesn’t know listening is an art! But what many people wouldn’t know is that lack of listening is a subtle indication of impatience and arrogance. When we can’t stand the other person’s opinion or are forced to listen to them just against our free will, we are actually increasingly looking down upon them. This may not be an overt demonstration of our arrogance but it sure gets to the victim and they feel bad about it.
Do I Tend to Underestimate Others?
When you interact with others, a sense of superiority dominates your senses and you feel quite satisfied with a ‘nod’ or silent affirmation from the other person. You tend to feel the other person’s opinion barely holds any substance or they are not experienced enough to comment upon a topic. If this sounds familiar to you, you know where you stand!
Do I Feel Content With Myself All The Time?
There’s a famous saying, ‘The more we learn, the more our ignorance unfolds’. However, at times, we all tend to fall prey to the devil of complacence and assume we are the know-it-all. Be careful with yourself! This is precisely when we are bloody close to being arrogant!
Do I Tend to Protect Myself Way too Often?
Blame it on the society, we’ve been brought up with a very pre-conceived conventional wisdom that the world out there is full of sluts and we must protect ourselves from being cheated on. On the contrary, we live in a world that is connected by the Web and dominated by the social networks where we make friends with people at the drop of a hat. Despite all of this, we can’t help perceiving every healthy criticism as a potential danger to our established credibility and self-esteem. If this seems to be your story, you need to fix an appointment with a psychiatrist soon!
Do I Tend to Disagree A Lot With Others?
What was the last time you argued over the importance of Windows7 or resisted your friend’s advice on joining a social network? Does nearly every piece of advice offered by another person pose a threat to you? Does something hold you back the moment you are expected to take an affirmative decision? They say arrogance is born out wedlock when resistance and longing make strange bedfellows! Think about that 
