Vanity
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Vanity and fear, particularly ghost fear, were influential forces that drove primitive human beings into society, along with food hunger and sex love. (68:2.4,6)
Vanity was an early cause of war, driven by the desire to exhibit tribal prowess and impose superior ways of life on inferior groups. 70:1.10
Early humans exhibited considerable vanity in addition to admiration for objects and other beings, marking a significant advance in emotional development towards worshipful feelings like awe, reverence, humility, and gratitude as the foundation of primitive religion. 62:5.4
Wearing extra clothing was an early badge of distinction, appealing to the pride of man in displaying property accumulations. 69:5.6
Vanity, pride, ambition, and honor hold men together and contribute to the formation of human associations, as they are futile without an audience to parade before. 68:2.10
Refrain from oppression, condemnation, and vanity to fulfill your purpose and bring restoration to the world. 147:8.4
Secrecy appeals to vanity, as it bestowed a sense of mystery and social aristocracy upon the members of these societies. 70:7.7
Vanity threatens to swamp present-day civilization, as unbridled self-gratification replaces legitimate social aims of self-maintenance. 68:2.11
Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Light break forth 147:8.4 — Is 58:8-12.