To Brag ... Or Not To Brag

Proverbs 27:2 reminds us not to boast or talk big and blow our horns about ourselves.  "Don't brag about  yourself ... let others praise you..."

People who crow about their little successes ... or how content in how they become of themselves are living an imaginary life where reality clashes with fantasy.

Success is a relative term. If you achieve what you want and are happy about it ... that may be considered a success. Some successes are small to some (in their estimate) ... but enormous to others. 

So when people have the habit of pointing out what little achievements they have ... means only two things.  First ... this might be his first taste of victory that he can't handle himself and redundantly repeats talking about it.  Or he is not used to having this success (like a person who is counting 1000 peso bills "in flagrante" in broad daylight for everybody to see) ... because success is few and far between.

What is he trying to prove? Is he trying to convince others that money for him is not a problem? Or is he trying to convince himself that the situation (holding thousands of money) is only fleeting and temporary ... so he might as well flaunt it while he has it.

Don't talk about what you do ... just continue doing it.  The more you talk about it ... people will misconstrue you as bragging. Just continue the good work ... and let the good results speak for you.

Fantasy and pretending are not wrong in momentary usage, but over or prolonged use is potentially harmful to your mental state and overall well-being.