Pride In The Story Of Daedalus And Icarus

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Humans, tend to think that there is not enough time to help others. Although, that is not necessarily the truth. Pride can overtake lives and make people obligated to those around you who need help. Human race is so focused on pride that it is the biggest downfall within humanity. For instance, The Story of Daedalus and Icarus by Ovid is based off a young boy named Icarus who learns a major lesson from having too much pride. His father, Daedalus, had stated, “My boy, take care to wing your course along the middle air; if low, the surges wet your flagging plumes; if high, the sun the melting wax consumes: steer between both…”(Ovid). His father is informing him that if he flies too high with the wax wings, they will melt. If he flies too low,