Pride Comes Before the Fall

A current situation at work prompted me to think back on the past few years, and back into high school. Sometimes I forget that gaining of certain knowledge can lead to arrogance, if it is not received in humility. An old friend of mine used to remind me frequently that "pride comes before the fall" and sometimes the fall really hurts.
I still remember what it was like to be picked on when I was a kid and to be looked at as weird and different. I think it is easy to forget what it meant, when people started looking up to me. So there I am, when the table has turned and I'm the funny guy, and people laugh when I make fun. It felt so good, the power to know that people liked me, but it was false. False power that can turn at any moment, and I know I was wrong. There is nothing funny about that.I know that I must apologize, because if I don't, I will know that I will have changed and become someone that I am not. To make fun of others is to make fun of myself, and it hurts Jesus the Christ as well.