Pride - Not Needing God

Topics: Pride

Atlas was condemned to carry the weight of the entire world on his
shoulders. That was as harsh a punishment as the ancient Greek mind
could conjure up. Today, it seems, we have volunteered to play the role
of Atlas. We have not offended God, we have dismissed him, told him we
were grown up enough not to need his help any more, and offered to carry
the weight of the entire world on our shoulders. The question is, when
it gets too heavy for us, when there are questions too hard for human
knowledge to answer and problems that take more time to solve than any
of us have, will we be too proud to admit that we have made a mistake in
wanting to carry this world alone?

Rabbi Harold Kushner