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Taking yourself seriously
Hello,
I've been told one or twice that I 'take myself too seriously'. I've heard this expression before (of course), but I've never used it. It's something that seems easy to identify in others, but not ones self?
I also heard it once in a debate between a priest, and a former leader of the secular society? The priest laughed and said "you take yourself too seriously, that's why your members voted you out". Everyone was laughing, and I just didn't get it, so I sat there.
So what does it mean it you take yourself too seriously?
Thank you, in advance.
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It means life is fun, too, and you forget that sometimes.
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It can be interpreted a bunch of ways, and depends primarily on the context of the conversation around it, but it's usually an insult.
It can mean that they think you need to relax and live a little.
It can mean that they think you are being arrogant and thinking too highly of yourself.
It can mean you are being too tough on yourself and need to give yourself a break.
It can also mean that are you are just not being enough fun for their tastes at the moment.
It's a good thing to have a sense of levity and humor about life, and taking everything 'too seriously' is bad for your health as well as your friendships, but in my experience, it's often just something people throw out there when they don't want to discuss a subject anymore or are fearful they are about to loose an disagreement or be called on their own shit.
I think you are very right about it being something that is "easy to identify in others, but not ones self". It's a phrase that like "You can't take a joke." which generally tells you more about the attitude of the person assigning it, then the person they are assigning it too.
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