I came across an article on CNN.com that reported working professionals heading to food banks in the San Francisco area. The article goes on to describe how many came to get food that ‘broke down in tears of embarrassment.’ The feeling of accomplishment and worth in ones self can be described as pride. According to pride studies done by the University of California Davis pride enhances creativity and productivity. Once pride is gone it seems that creativity and productivity will suffer. Pride is disappearing because those who have been working hard all their lives suddenly find themselves in a situation where they can’t support their families and have to turn to food banks. When self-conscious emotions arise in a nation of people then destruction of their productivity is bound to occur. They now believe they have no self worth and are in a state of distress. The altered perceptions in ones self-esteem developed by lack of pride caused by the recession can potentially cause a dearth of creativity and a state of sadness in many Americans.
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